Authari

Authari
King of the Lombards
Woodcut vignette of Authari in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Reign	584 – 590
Predecessor	Rule of the Dukes
Successor	Agilulf
Born	c. 550
Died	5 September 590 Pavia, Neustria Lombard Kingdom
Spouse	Theodelinda
Father	Cleph
Religion	Arianism

Authari (c. 550 – 5 September 590) was king of the Lombards from 584 to his death. He was considered as the first Lombard king to have adopted some level of Romanitas (Roman-ness) and introduced policies that led to drastic changes, particularly in the treatment of the Romans and greater tolerance for the Christian faith.^[1]