Alahis (or Alagis) ( fl. 680–689) was the

Arian Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God t ...

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and

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before becoming

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after his successful rebellion in 688. He did not rule long, however. His first rebellion against King

Perctarit Perctarit (also Berthari) (died 688) was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. He was the son and successor of Aripert I. He shared power with his brother Godepert. He was a Catholic, whereas Godepert was ...

failed in 680, but the king captured, pardoned, and released him. He rebelled again in 688 when Perctarit's son

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succeeded. He forced Cunipert to a castle on an island in the middle of

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, but his rule was burdensome and tyrannical, and so he lost the support of the people. Finally, in 689, Cunipert issued forth with the men of

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and defeated Alahis and the men of Venetia at the Battle of Coronate, on the Horn of the Adda, near Lodi. Alahis was defeated and slain in battle.

References

* Gwatkin, H. M., Whitney, J. P., edd. ''The Cambridge Medieval History: Volume II—The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundations of the Western Empire''.

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