The Duke of Spoleto was the ruler of

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Sp ...

and most of

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(c. 500 – 1300). The first dukes were appointed by the Lombard king, but they were independent in practice. The

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conquerors of the Lombards continued to appoint dukes, as did their successors the Holy Roman Emperors. In the 12th century, the dukes of Spoleto were the most important imperial vassals in Italy. They usually bore the title '' dux et marchio'', "duke and margrave" as rulers of both

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Camerino Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona. Camerino is home to the University of Ca ...

List of dukes

Lombard supremacy

* Faroald I 570–592 * Ariulf 592–602 * Theodelap 602–650 * Atto 650–663 * Transamund I 663–703 * Faroald II 703–724 * Transamund II 724–739, first time * Hilderic 739–740 * Transamund II 740–742, second time * Agiprand 742–744 * Transamund II 744–745, third time *

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745–752 * Unnolf 752 *

Aistulf Aistulf (also Ahistulf, Aistulfus, Haistulfus, Astolf etc.; it, Astolfo; died December 756) was the Duke of Friuli from 744, King of the Lombards from 749, and Duke of Spoleto from 751. His reign was characterized by ruthless and ambitious ef ...

752–756 *

Ratchis RatchisAlso spelled ''Rachis'', ''Raditschs'', ''Radics'', ''Radiks''. (died after 757) was the Duke of Friuli (739–744) and then King of the Lombards (744–749). Ratchis was the son of Duke Pemmo of Friuli and the nephew of the Lombard kin ...

756–757 *

Alboin Alboin (530s – 28 June 572) was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effe ...

757–759 *

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

758–759 * Gisulf 758–763 * Theodicius 763–773 *

Hildeprand Hildeprand (died after 744), sometimes called the Useless, was the king of the Lombards from around 735 in association with his uncle, Liutprand. After Liutprand's death in 744, Hildeprand ruled in his own name until he was overthrown later that y ...

774–788

Frankish supremacy

(ND - Non-dynastic; S - Supponids; W - Widonids) * ND Winiges 789–822 * S Suppo I 822–824 * ND Adelard 824 * S Mauring 824 * S Adelchis I 824–834 * W Lambert of Nantes 834–836 * ND Berengar 836–841 * W Guy I 842–859 * W Lambert I 859–871 * S

Suppo II {{for, the second Suppo who was Duke of Spoleto, Suppo II of Spoleto Suppo II (835-885) was a member of the Supponid family. Engelberga, the wife of Louis II may have been his sister. He was Count of Parma, Asti, and Turin. Along with his cousin, ...

871–876 * W Lambert I 876–880 * W Guy II 880–883 * W Guy III 883–894 * W Lambert II 894–898 * W Guy IV 895–898

Feudal duchy

Alberic I Alberic I (died c. 925) was the Lombard Duke of Spoleto from between 896 and 900 until 920, 922, or thereabouts. He was also Margrave of Camerino, and the son-in-law of Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, the most powerful man in Rome. Life He firs ...

898–922 *

Boniface I Pope Boniface I ( la, Bonifatius I) was the bishop of Rome from 28 December 418 to his death on 4 September 422. His election was disputed by the supporters of Eulalius until the dispute was settled by Emperor Honorius. Boniface was active in ma ...

923–928 *

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924–928 * Theobald I 928–936 * Anscar 936–940 * Sarlione 940–943 * Hubert 943–946 * Boniface II 946–953 * Theobald II 953–959 * Transamund III 959–967 (period uncertain) *

Pandulf I Pandulf I Ironhead (died March 981) was the Prince of Benevento and Capua from 943 (or 944) until his death. He was made Duke of Spoleto and Camerino in 967 and succeeded as Prince of Salerno in 977 or 978. He was an important nobleman in the fi ...

967–981 *

Landulf Landulf or Landulph, Italian ''Landolfo'' and Latin ''Landolfus'', ''Landulphus'', etc., is a masculine given name of Germanic (possibly Lombardic) origin. It may refer to: *Landulf I of Benevento *Landulf II of Benevento *Landulf III of Benevento * ...

981–982 * Transamund III 982–989 (possibly Transamund IV) * Hugh I the Great 989–996 (also Margrave of Tuscany) *

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996–998 * Adhemar 998–999 * Romanus 1003–1010 *

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1010–1020 * Hugh II 1020–1035 * Hugh III 1036–1043

Tuscan supremacy

Boniface III Pope Boniface III ( la, Bonifatius III; died 12 November 607) was the bishop of Rome from 19 February 607 to his death. Despite his short pontificate, he made a significant contribution to the Catholic Church. Early career The son of John Cataa ...

1043–1052 (also Margrave of Tuscany) * Frederick 1052–1055 (also Margrave of Tuscany) **

Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar (also ''Beatrix''; c. 1020 – 18 April 1076) was the marchioness of Tuscany by marriage to Boniface III of Tuscany, and Regent of Tuscany from 1052 until her death, during the minority of and in co-regency with, her daughter Mat ...

, 1052–1055 (regent as mother of Frederick and Mathilda) ** Godfrey the Bearded, Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1053–1055 (regent as husband of Beatrice and step-father to Frederick and Matilda) :''to the papacy'' 1056–1057 * Matilda, 1057–1082 (also Margravine of Tuscany) ** Godfrey the Bearded, Duke of Lower Lorraine 1057–1069 (also regent of Tuscany) ** Godfrey the Hunchback, Duke of Lower Lorraine, 1069–1076 (also regent of Tuscany) * Rainier II 1082–1086 * Matilda, 1086–1093 (also Margravine of Tuscany) * Werner II 1093–1119 *

Engelbert III of Sponheim Engelbert III (died 6 October 1173), a member of the Rhenish Franconian House of Sponheim, was Margrave of Istria from 1124 until his death. Life Engelbert was the second son of Margrave Engelbert II and his first wife Uta of Passau. When his ...

, 1135–1137 (also Margrave of Tuscany) * Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria, 1137–1139 (also Margrave of Tuscany) *

Ulrich of Attems Ulrich of Attems (''Ulrich von Attems''; 1082 in Attimis, Udine – 1170) was an Italian nobleman from the family of Attems. He also served as the imperial vicar of Tuscany and Spoleto between 1139 and 1152. Ulrich was the son Conrad of Attems (105 ...

, 1139–1152 (imperial vicar of Tuscany and Spoleto) * Welf VI, 1152–1160 (also Margrave of Tuscany) * Welf VII, 1160–1167 (also Margrave of Tuscany) * Welf VI, 1167–1173 (also Margrave of Tuscany) * Ridelulf 1173–1183 * Conrad I 1183–1190, first time * Pandulf II 1190–1195 * Conrad I 1195–1198, second time

Papal supremacy

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1198–1205 * Henry 1205 * Diepold 1209–1225 * Rainald 1223–1230 *

Conrad III Conrad III (german: Konrad; it, Corrado; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III and from 1138 until his death in 1152 k ...

1227–1267 * Berthold 1251–1276 * Rainald 1251–1276 *

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assassinated 1367 * Guidantonio I da Montefeltro 1419–1443 * Pedro Luis de Borja 1456–1458 *

Franceschetto Cybo Franceschetto Cybo (baptized Francesco) (c. 1450 – July 25, 1519) was an Italian nobleman, noteworthy for being the illegitimate son of Pope Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo). Later naturalized by his father into becoming his legitimate he ...

c. 1503–1519

Member of Italian royal family

* Prince Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe di Torino of Savoy (1904–1948)