Charibert 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 652 (taq) / 661 (ob.) |
| Variant Names | Aripert; Aripert I |
| Ethnicity | Lombard |
| Locations | Ticinum (N. Italy) (officeplace); Ticinum (N. Italy) (residence); Ticinum (N. Italy) |
| Titles | King of the Lombards (office) |
| Textual Sources | Paulus 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) |
Charibert 1 was king of the Lombards; he became king in 652 and reigned at Ticinum for nine years, until 661; he was the father of Godepert 1 and Perctarit 1, to whom he left his kingdom: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. IV 51 (Aripert) , and see PLRE III, p. 284 (Charibertus 2). He also left a daughter, Anonyma 48: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. IV 51, V 1, 33. He built a basilica of the Saviour at Ticinum, in which the future kings, his son Perctarit 1 and his grandson Cunincpert 1, were buried: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. V 37, VI 17. King Aripert II (Aripert 1) was also buried there: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 35. He was king Aripert I; for Aripert II, see Aripert 1.
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