Mauring, Duke of Spoleto
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Mauring (died 824) was a Frankish
nobleman, the son of Suppo I
of the Supponids
. He succeeded his father in Brescia
as count (Brixiae comes) in 822 and, following the brief reign of Adelard
, in Spoleto
as duke in August 824. According to the Annales of Einhard
and the Royal Frankish Annals
, he died within a few days of his succession.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
nobleman, the son of Suppo I
Suppo I
Suppo I was a Frankish nobleman who held lands in the Regnum Italicum in the early ninth century.In 817, he was made Count of Brescia, Parma, Piacenza, Modena, and Bergamo. He was also made a missus dominicus, along with the Brescian bishop Ratald, for Italy...
of the Supponids
Supponids
The Supponids were a Frankish noble family of prominence in the Carolingian regnum Italicum in the ninth century. They were descended from Suppo I, who appeared for the first time in 817 as a strong ally of the Emperor Louis the Pious...
. He succeeded his father in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
as count (Brixiae comes) in 822 and, following the brief reign of Adelard
Adelard of Spoleto
Adelard, Adalhard, or Adalard was briefly the Duke of Spoleto from March to August 824. Before Spoleto, he was the count of the palace. He was appointed to succeed Suppo I, but he died in five months and was replaced by Suppo's son Mauring....
, in Spoleto
Duchy of Spoleto
The independent Duchy of Spoleto was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard dux Faroald.- Lombards :The Lombards, a Germanic people, had invaded Italy in 568 and conquered much of it, establishing a Kingdom divided between several dukes dependent on the King, who had...
as duke in August 824. According to the Annales of Einhard
Einhard
Einhard was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages."-Public life:Einhard was from the eastern...
and the Royal Frankish Annals
Royal Frankish Annals
The Royal Frankish Annals or Annals of the Kingdom of the Franks ,are annals covering the history of early Carolingian monarchs from 741 to 829. Their composition seems to have soon been taken up at court, providing them with markedly official character...
, he died within a few days of his succession.
Sources
- Wickham, Chris. Early Medieval Italy: Central Power and Local Society 400-1000. MacMillan Press: 1981.