- Agiprand of Spoleto
Agiprand was briefly the
Duke of Spoleto between742 and744 .In late
741 , Thrasimund II refused to return toPope Gregory III those cities he had promised him and Gregory's successor, Zachary, turned for support toKing Liutprand . Zachary donated a Roman army to support theLombards and together they tookSpoleto and Liutprand installed his own nephew, Agiprand, as duke.Agiprand was already the duke of
Clusium when he was invested with Spoleto. Agiprand escorted Zachary back to Rome fromInteramna and restored the cities he requested.Agiprand's reign did not survive the death of Liutprand, when he was removed from power by Thrasimund.
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