Duchy of Spoleto

Duchy of Spoleto
*Ducatus Spolitanorum* (Latin)
Duchy of Spoleto Ducatus Spolitanorum (Latin)
570–1201
	The Duchy of Spoleto shown; within Italy in 1000
Status	Vassal state of the Kingdom of the Lombards ; (570–774) ; Imperial fief ; (776–1201)
Capital	Spoleto
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Spoleto established by the Kingdom of the Lombards	570
• Charlemagne conquers the Lombards and grants the duchy to the Church	774-776
• Duchy resurrected as a Frankish margraviate	842
• Berengar diminishes the size of the Duchy	949
• Investiture Controversy	1075–1122
• Emperor Otto IV grants the duchy to the Papal States	1201
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kingdom of the Lombards
Papal States
Kingdom of Sicily
Today part of	Italy

42°44′N 12°44′E / 42.733°N 12.733°E / 42.733; 12.733

The Duchy of Spoleto (Latin: Ducatus Spolitanorum) was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard dux Faroald. Its capital was the city of Spoleto.