Kingdom of Italy
| Kingdom of Italy Rēgnvm Italiæ ᚲᚢᚾᛁᚷᚱᛁᚺᚺᛁ ᛁᛏᚨᛚᛃᚨ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Kingdom of Italy (in dark green) (11th century).
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Conquered by Carlomagno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • 800 | Carlomagno's Imperial Coronation in Rome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reign of Luis II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reign of Berengario I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coronation of Otón I en Pavía | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Imperial Coronation of Otón I of Rome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kingdom of Italy (in Latin, Regnum Italiae or Regnum Italicum) was a political and geographical entity located in the northern part of the Italian peninsula, which succeeded the Kingdom of the Lombards after its conquest by Charlemagne in 774.
The Kingdom of Italy followed the vicissitudes of the disintegration of the Carolingian Empire due to the development of feudalism, raids by Saracens and Magyars, and conflicts over the crown, as control of the kingdom allowed its holder to be crowned emperor by the pope. Since 950, the German monarch incorporated Italy into his territories, which led to its connection with the Holy Roman Empire.
The Kingdom of Italy in the Carolingian Empire
Charlemagne and his successors
In the year 756, Desiderius (756–774) was chosen as the new king of the Lombards after the death of King Astolphus. The new Lombard king strengthened his royal position by reasserting control over the duchies of Spoleto and Benevento, and also by seizing territories that had been under papal control thanks to the Donation of Pepin.
However, King Desiderius' position became unstable when, in 771, Charles—later known as Charlemagne—managed to establish himself as the sole king of the Franks, and Pope Adrian I (772–795) asserted his influence among the various Roman factions. Desiderius' attempts to support Charlemagne's nephews for the throne, along with the pope's demands for the restitution of territories seized by Desiderius, accelerated a new agreement between the pope and the King of the Franks.
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