Aldo 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitM/L VII
ReligionChristian
EthnicityLombard
LocationsComacinum (Lake, N. Italy);
Brixia (N. Italy) (residence);
Brixia (N. Italy);
Ticinum (N. Italy);
Brixia (N. Italy) (birthplace)
Textual SourcesPaulus Diaconus, Historia Gentis Langobardorum, ed. L. Bethmann and G. Waitz, MGH, Scr. Rer. Lang., pp. 12-187; also in MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 48, pp. 49-242 (history)

Aldo 1 was a Lombard, citizen of Brixia, and brother of Grauso 1; he and his brother, with many other Lombards, joined Alahis 1 in his rebellion against king Cunincpert 1: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. V 38. Later they turned against Alahis 1, after Aldo 1's young son (Anonymus 313) reported that Alahis 1 was plotting against him and conspired with others to restore Cunincpert 1; they induced Alahis 1 to leave Ticinum, and then visited Cunincpert 1 at his refuge on lake Comacinum and persuaded him to return to Ticinum and resume his throne: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. V 39. Later Cunincpert 1 plotted their deaths, but they were miraculously forewarned and took refuge in the Basilica of Romanus at Ticinum; the king then changed his mind and they were henceforth treated as loyal subjects: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 6. Cunincpert 1 was sole king from 678/679 to 688/689.

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