Liutpert (or Liutbert) (died 702) was the Lombard king of

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between 700 and 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of

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. After eight months, he was deposed by Raginpert, the duke of

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and son of

Godepert Godepert (also ''Gundipert'', ''Godebert'', ''Godipert'', ''Godpert'', ''Gotebert'', ''Gotbert'', ''Gotpert'', ''Gosbert'', or ''Gottbert'') was king of the Lombards (crowned 661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who gover ...

, Liutpert's great-uncle, but succeeded in returning to the throne several months later upon Raginpert's death, only to be deposed again, taken captive from

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, and drowned by

Aripert II Aripert II (also spelled ''Aribert'') was the king of the Lombards from 701 to 712. Duke of Turin and son of King Raginpert, and thus a scion of the Bavarian Dynasty, he was associated with the throne as early as 700. He was removed by Liutpert ...

, Raginpert's son. He was buried in the Basilica of Santissimo Salvatore in Pavia.

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7th-century births 702 deaths 8th-century Lombard monarchs Monarchs deposed as children Medieval child monarchs 8th-century murdered monarchs 7th-century Lombard people Bavarian dynasty Year of birth unknown People executed by drowning {{Italy-bio-stub