Authari
king of the Lombards
Years: 540 - 590
Authari (c. 540 – 5 September 590, Pavia) also known as Agilolf, is king of the Lombards from 584 to his death.
After his father, Cleph, dies in 574, the Lombardic nobility refuses to appoint a successor, resulting in ten years interregnum known as the Rule of the Dukes.
