Leutharis, Leuthari, Leuthard, or Leutharius II (fl. c. 643) was the

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in the early seventh century. Leuthari murdered

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, the mayor of the palace of Austrasia, in 643. By doing so he made

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the mayor of the palace for

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. It is not known exactly what the duchy of Leuthari consisted of, since there was an Alamannic duke named

Gunzo {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 :''The article is about the historical figure. For the Japanese magazine, see Gunzo''. Gunzo (also ''Cunzo'') was a 7th-century duke of the Alamanni under Frankish sovereignty. His residence was at ''villa Iburni ...

from the same time. Perhaps they co-ruled the same territory, or perhaps there were two Alamannic duchies. The

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under

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was also partly Alamannic.

Sources

* Bachrach, Bernard S. ''Merovingian Military Organization, 481–751''. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1971. *Geuenich, Dieter. ''Geschichte der Alemannen''. Stuttgart:

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, 2004. * Wallace-Hadrill, J. M., translator.
The Fourth Book of the Chronicle of Fredegar with its Continuations
'. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1960. Alemannic rulers 643 deaths 7th century in Francia 7th-century rulers in Europe Year of birth unknown {{Germany-noble-stub