Rothari (King of the Lombards; 636–652)
Rothari (c. 606–652) was duke of Brescia, and king of the Lombards from 636 to 652. He was an Arian and very active militarily against the Exarchate.
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Kings of the Lombards
The Kingdom of the Lombards played a major role in early Venetian history, as it was the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 which started the formation of later Venice.