Raginpert (also ''Raghinpert'' or ''Reginbert'') was the Duke of

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and then King of the

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briefly in 701. He was the son of

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 governe ...

and grandson of Aripert I. He usurped the throne in 701 and removed

Liutpert Liutpert (or Liutbert) (died 702) was the Lombard king of Italy from 700 and to 702, with interruption. Upon succeeding his father, King Cunincpert, at a young age, he ruled together with his tutor, Ansprand, the duke of Asti. After eight month ...

, his grandnephew, putting his son Aripert in line for the succession. He and his Neustrians (men of

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) went out to meet the

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Ansprand Ansprand ( 657 – 712) was king of the Lombards briefly in 712. Before that he was the duke of Asti and regent during the minority of Liutpert (700–701). He was defeated at Novara by Raginpert and exiled during the subsequent war over the succ ...

, in battle and defeated him at

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It i ...

, but died shortly after. His son Aripert did not succeed in taking the throne right away. , -

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{{Antique Kings of Italy 7th-century births 701 deaths 8th-century Lombard monarchs Lombard warriors Bavarian dynasty Year of birth unknown Baiuvarii