Arechis II of Benevento

Arichis II (also Harichis, Arechis, Arechi Aregis, Aretchis, Aragisus; * to 734; † August 26 787) was 758-787 Duke of Benevento.

Life

Family

Arichis ' parents are unknown, but it originates possibly from Arichis, the third son of Romuald I of Benevento from. He had a sister, whom he appointed in November 774 to the first abbess of the monastery founded by him Santa Sophia ( Chiesa di Santa Sofia) in Benevento. He was with Adelperga, a daughter of King Desiderius married with whom he had five children:

Rule

King Desiderius consolidated its position in the Lombard Kingdom by 758 marched in the Dukat Spoleto, dux Alboin captured and Dukat not initially awarded again. Dux Liutprand of Benevento fled to Otranto and Desiderius sat Arichis II in his office, where he gave his daughter to wife Adelperga. Adelperga was accompanied by her teacher Paul the Deacon to the beneventinischen yard. In his time Duke enlarged and he consolidated his rule over Pavia, the Pope, Naples and Byzantium.

After the conquest of Langobardenreiches in 774 by Charlemagne Arichis II concluded with this alliance, which formally acknowledged the Frankish sovereignty. But Dukat Benevento remained under Arichis II, who assumed the title princeps and ruled with the same royal power since 774, independently. Arichis also took the hitherto royal right to such laws and adopt the amended Edictus Rothari. Arichis understood his principate as a continuation of the Lombard kingdom, and as an expression of independence. In the presentation of his rulership Arichis was mainly a Byzantine models. Culturally formed Arichis rule a peak of beneventischen history: arts and education flourished. Queen Adelperga was known for her knowledge of philosophy, poetry, history and exegesis.

Due to the Frankish- Byzantine alliance Arichis operation after 780 a cautious policy towards Pope Hadrian I and Charlemagne. He built a palace at Salerno and expand the fortifications of the city. To 787 he attacked the Byzantine castle Amalfi, but retired as auxiliary troops from Naples came back and made ​​peace. He sent his son Romuald with gifts to Charlemagne, who was in Rome in order to reaffirm his allegiance to the Franks. Probably at the instigation of Pope Hadrian I. Charles Romuald took hostage and marched to Capua to Benevento a while Arichis withdrew into the heavily fortified Salerno. Arichis sent his son Grimoald to Karl, and was thus able to negotiate a peace treaty, which provided for a personal oath of allegiance and an annual tribute of 7000 solidi. The cities Arce, Aquino, Arpino, Sora, Teano and Capua should be ceded to the Papal States, which Rome and Naples were connected by a wide " corridor ". Grimoald III. followed as a hostage of his father Charlemagne the Franks, while Romuald was released. The Frankish- Byzantine alliance ended and so did not pass Arichis the cities to the Pope, but is instead an alliance with Byzantium and there his exiled brother Adelchis have closed.

Arichis died on 26 August 787 and was buried in the Cathedral of Salerno. As long as Charlemagne hesitated Grimoald III. to dismiss held hostage to Benevento, Adelperga took over for a few months, the regency until Grimoald III. Duke of Benevento and Salerno was.

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