List of barbarian kings of Italy
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The following is a list of barbarian kings of Italy. The term "barbarian" is more applicable to the Lombards than it is to Odoacer and to the Gothic kings:
- Odoacer (476-493), dux Italiae until the death of Julius Nepos (480), then self-styled rex Italiae, with the fiction that he was simply the representative in Italy of the Eastern emperor Zeno.
Ostrogothic Kings of Italy
- Theodoric the Great (493-526)
- Athalaric (526-534)
- Theodahad (534-536)
- Witiges (536-540)
- Heldebadus (540-541)
- Totila (541-552)
- Teias (552)
Teias was killed by the Byzantine general Narses, and with him died Ostrogothic rule of Italy.
Lombard Kings in Italy: the Lombards leaders were Kings of the Lombards and kings in Italy.
- Alboin (565 - 572)
- Cleph (572 - 574)
- Authari (584 - 590)
- Agilulf (591 - 616)
- Adaloald (616 - 626)
- Arioald (626 - 636)
- Rothari (636 - 652)
- Rodoald (652 - 653)
- Aripert (653 - 661)
- Godepert (661 - 662)
- Grimuald (662 - 671)
- Perctarit (671 - 688)
- Cunincpert (688 - 700)
- Liutpert (701)
- Raginpert (701)
- Aripert (701 - 712)
- Ansprand (712)
- Liudprand (712 - 744)
- Hildeprand (744)
- Ratchis (744 - 749)
- Aistulf (749 - 756)
- Desiderius (756 - 774)
Charlemagne defeated Desiderius at the battle of Pavia (773) and took the title "King of the Lombards"
See also: List of Roman Emperors and King of Italy.de:Liste ostgotischer Könige it:Re barbari di Roma