Corvulus of Friuli
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Corvulus was the Duke of Friuli
for a brief spell in the early eighth century (probably 705 or 706). He replaced Ferdulf
, but he offended King Aripert II
and was arrested and his eyes gouged out. He lived in obscurity and shame thereafter, according to Paul the Deacon
. He was replaced by Pemmo
.
Duke of Friuli
The dukes and margraves of Friuli were the rulers of the Duchy and March of Friuli in the Middle Ages.The dates given below, when contentious, are discussed in the articles of the respective dukes.-Lombard dukes:* 568–c.584 Grasulf I...
for a brief spell in the early eighth century (probably 705 or 706). He replaced Ferdulf
Ferdulf of Friuli
Ferdulf, originally from Liguria, was the Duke of Friuli very briefly in 705. Paul the Deacon accused him of using "trickery" to seize the duchy after the death of Duke Ado.He was said to have desired "the glory of a victory over the Slavs"...
, but he offended King Aripert II
Aripert II
Aripert II was the king of the Lombards from 701 to 712. Duke of Turin and son of King Raginpert, and thus a scion of the Bavarian Dynasty, he was associated with the throne as early as 700. He was removed by Liutpert, who reigned from 700 to 702, with the exception of the year 701, when...
and was arrested and his eyes gouged out. He lived in obscurity and shame thereafter, according to Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon , also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred, Barnefridus and Cassinensis, , was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.-Life:...
. He was replaced by Pemmo
Pemmo of Friuli
Pemmo was the Duke of Friuli for twenty six years, from about 705 to his death. He was the son of Billo of Belluno.Pemmo came to the duchy at a time when a recent civil war had ravaged the land. Pemmo raised all the children of the many nobles killed in the war in his own household next to his own...
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Sources
- Paul the DeaconPaul the DeaconPaul the Deacon , also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred, Barnefridus and Cassinensis, , was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.-Life:...
. Historia Langobardorum. Translated by William Dudley Foulke. University of Pennsylvania: 1907. - Hodgkin, ThomasThomas Hodgkin (historian)Thomas Hodgkin , British historian, son of John Hodgkin , barrister and Quaker minister, and Elizabeth Howard ....
. Italy and her Invaders. Clarendon Press: 1895.