Aripert I

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Aripert I (also spelled Aribert) was king of the Lombards (653–661) in Italy. He was the son of Gundoald, duke of Asti, who had crossed the Alps from Bavaria with his sister Theodelinda. As a relative of the Bavarian ducal house, his was called the Bavarian Dynasty.

He was the first Roman Catholic king of the Lombards, elected after the assassination of the Arian Rodoald. Not a warrior, he is mostly renowned for his church foundings. He spread Catholicism over the whole Lombard realm and built the Church of the Saviour in Pavia, the capital. He left the kingdom in a state of peace, asking the nobles to elect jointly his two sons, Berthari and Godepert, which they did. ^[1]

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^ "German Tribes org Lombard Kings". GermanTribes.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20100718043340/http://www.germantribes.org/tribes/Lombards/Lombard%20Rulers/kingsline.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Rodoald	King of the Lombards 653–661	Succeeded by Godepert
Preceded by Rodoald	King of the Lombards 653–661	Succeeded by Perctarit

v d e Kings of Italy between 476 and 963

Non-dynastic	Odoacer (476–493)

Ostrogoths	Theodoric (493–526) · Athalaric (526–534) · Theodahad (534–536) · Vitiges (536–540) · Ildibad (540–541) · Eraric (541) · Totila (541–552) · Teia (552–553)

Byzantines	Justinian I (as Emperor) (553–565)

Lombards	Alboin (565–572) · Cleph (572–574) · Interregnum (574–584) · Authari (584–590) · Agilulf (590–616) · Adaloald (616–626) · Arioald (626–636) · Rothari (636-652) · Rodoald (652–653) · Aripert I (653–661) · Godepert (661–662) · Perctarit (661–662) · Grimoald (662–671) · Garibald (671) · Perctarit (671–688) · Cunipert (688–689) · Alahis (689) · Cunipert (689–700) · Liutpert (700–702) · Raginpert (701) · Aripert II (702–712) · Ansprand (712) · Liutprand (712–744) · Hildeprand (744) · Ratchis (744–749) · Aistulf (749–756) · Desiderius (756–774)

Carolingians	Charles I (774–814) · Pepin (781–810) · Bernard (810–818) · Lothair I (818–855) · Louis I (855–875) · Charles II (875–877) · Carloman (877–879) · Charles III (879–887) · Arnulf (896–899) · Ratold (896)

Non-dynastic (title disputed 887–933)	Unruochings: Berengar I (887–924) · Guideschi: Guy (889–894) · Lambert (891–897) · Welfs: Rudolph (922–933) · Bosonids: Louis II (900–905) · Hugh (926–947) · Lothair II (945–950) · Anscarids: Berengar II (950–963) · Adalbert (950–963)