Liutprand of Benevento

Liutprand (* 740, † after 758 ) was 751-758 Duke of Benevento.

Life

Liutprand was the son of dux Gisulf II of Benevento and his wife Scauniperga. In November 747 gave " Domna Scaniperga et Domnus ... Liuprand " the monastery Volturno some serfs. After Gisulfs death in 751 Liutprand became his successor and his mother Scauniperga took to 756 the regency.

After King Aistulf was 756 died broke out between his brother Ratchis and Desiderius of a succession dispute. The Central and Southern Italian duchies of Spoleto and Benevento took advantage of this weakness of the monarchy and were re- autonomous.

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 the Byzantine Otranto and Desiderius put his son Arichis II in whose office a. Liutprand's fate is not known.