Ratchis
This article is about the king of the Lombards. For the genus of land snails, see Rhachis. For the biological term, see Rachis. For the Romanian village of Rachiş, see Mirăslău.
Ratchis
Altar of Ratchis in Cividale, dedicated to the memory of his father Pemmo
Ratchis (Rachis - Raditschs - Radics - Radiks, there are various spellings) was the Duke of Friuli (739-744) and King of the Lombards (744-749). His father was Duke Pemmo. His Roman wife was Tassia. He ruled in peace until he besieged, for reasons unknown, Perugia. Pope Zachary convinced him to lift the siege and he abdicated and entered, with his family, the abbey of Montecassino. After the death of Aistulf in 756, he tried once again to reign over the Lombards, but he was defeated by Desiderius and retired to a cloister.[1]
Notes
- ↑ "German Tribes org Lombard Kings". GermanTribes.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
Further reading
- Paul the Deacon, Historia Langobardorum Storia dei Longobardi; introduzione di Claudio Leonardi; apparati critici e iconografici a cura di Roberto Cassanelli. Milano: Electa, 1985 (Latin & Italian)
- Jörg Jarnut, Storia dei Longobardi, Torino: Einaudi, 2002 ISBN 88-464-4085-4
- Sergio Rovagnati, I Longobardi, Milano: Xenia, 2003 ISBN 88-7273-484-3
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pemmo |
Duke of Friuli 739 – 744 |
Succeeded by Aistulf |
| Preceded by Hildeprand |
King of the Lombards 744 – 749 | |
Kings of Italy between 476 and 1556 | ||
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| Non-dynastic |
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| Ostrogoths | ||
| Lombards |
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| Carolingians |
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| Non-dynastic (title disputed 887–933) |
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| Kingdom of Italy in the Holy Roman Empire (962–1556) | ||
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