Rodoald (or ''Rodwald''), ( 630 – 653) was a Lombard king of

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, who succeeded his father Rothari on the throne in 652. He was said to be lecherous and he was assassinated after a reign of just six months in 653 by the husband of one of his lovers.

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writes that Rodoald "had reigned five years and seven days, " (more probably five months and seven days), although historians note that this length of reign is suspect. Aripert, a rival claimant, was elected with the support of the

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, which opposed the Arian monarchy.

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* See book IV, chapters 47−48, for Rodoald's reign. 630s births 653 deaths Year of birth uncertain 7th-century Lombard monarchs 7th-century murdered monarchs Harodingian dynasty {{Europe-royal-stub