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Arechis I of Benevento

d. 641 · 7th century

Arechis I was Duke of Benevento from 591 to 641, appointed after the death of Zotto, the first duke. During his fifty-year rule he extended the Lombard duchy over most of southern Italy, taking Capua and sacking Crotone, though he could not capture Naples. He laid the foundations of a duchy largely independent of the Lombard kings at Pavia.

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Duchy of Benevento

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