Godepert [SEP] place of death
Godepert
Godepert (also "Gundipert", "Godebert", "Godipert", "Godpert", "Gotebert", "Gotbert", "Gotpert", "Gosbert", or "Gottbert") was king of the Lombards (crowned 661), eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arian who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan. In a war with his brother – begun with the year – he beckoned
murders and also contained drastic restrictions on the use of the death penalty.
History 7th century Bavarian dynasty.
After the short reign of the son of Rothari and his son Rodoald (652-653), the dukes elected Aripert I, Duke of Asti and grandson of Theodolinda, as the new king. The Bavarian dynasty returned to the throne, and the Catholic Aripert duly suppressed Arianism. At Aripert's death in 661, his will divided the kingdom between his two sons, Perctarit and Godepert. This method of succession was