Aistulf

Aistulf continued Liutprand's policy of consolidation.

f. The Lombards and the Popes 2001

Pepin, in two expeditions, forced Aistulf to abandon the Pentapolis and Ravenna (bringing the Lombards virtually to their holdings of 681).

f. The Lombards and the Popes 2001

Aistulf, king of the Lombards, had taken Ravenna (751), the seat of the exarch, besieged Rome, and exacted tribute.

g. The Empire of Charlemagne and Its Disintegration 2001

In 751 Aistulf conquered Ravenna, and thereby decided the long delayed fate of the exarchate and the Pentapolis.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

And when Aistulf, who held Spoleto also under his immediate sway, directed all his might against the Duchy of Rome, it seemed that this too could no longer be held.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

King Pepin at Ponthion in January, 754, the pope implored his assistance against his oppressor the Lombard King Aistulf, and begged for the same protection for the prerogatives of St. Peter which the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

He promised to give back Imola, but on condition that the pope should persuade Pepin to send back the Lombard hostages whom the Frankish king had carried off, some time before, at the time of his second victory over the Lombard King Aistulf.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

Failing to make any impression on Aistulf, the Lombard king, by repeated embassies, Pepin forced the passes of the Alps, and compelled him to swear to restore Ravenna and the other cities he had taken (754).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Aistulf and Desiderius; these cities Desiderius promised to give up.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

The unruly Lombards soon dispossessed the pope, but in 756 Aistulf was compelled by Pepin to give up the lands.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913