Landar of Friuli
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Landar, Landari, or Laudari(s) was the Duke of Friuli
following Wechthari
in 678. He himself died before 694, when Rodoald
appears as his successor.
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...
following Wechthari
Wechtar of Friuli
Wechtar , a Lombard from Vicenza, was the Duke of Friuli from 666 to 678. He took control of Friuli at the command of King Grimoald following the rebellion of Lupus and Arnefrit and the invasion of the Avars. According to Paul the Deacon, he was a mild and fair ruler.Soon after Grimoald pacified...
in 678. He himself died before 694, when Rodoald
Rodoald of Friuli
Rodoald was the Duke of Friuli following Landar in the late seventh century. The precise dates of his reign cannot be known.In 694, Rodoald was attacked by Ansfrid and fled to Istria, whence he took ship at Ravenna to the court of Cunipert in Pavia....
appears as his successor.
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.