Faroald II of Spoleto
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Faroald II was the duke of Spoleto from 703, when he succeeded his own father Thrasimund I
Thrasimund I of Spoleto
Thrasimund I or Transamund I was the Count of Capua and then Duke of Spoleto , a faithful follower of Grimoald I of Benevento....

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Faroald attacked and took Classis, the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...

, but he was ordered to return it by King Liutprand. Faroald also founded and endowed the monastery of San Pietro in Valle at Ferentillo
Ferentillo
Ferentillo is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southeast of Perugia and about 12 km northeast of Terni...

. In 724, Faroald's son Thrasimund
Thrasimund II of Spoleto
Thrasimund II or Transamund II was the Lombard Duke of Spoleto from 724 to 745, though he was twice driven from power by the king, Liutprand. Transamund rose to power by deposing his own father, Faroald II, and tonsuring him in a monastery....

 rebelled against his father and put him in a monastery.

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