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Alboin

American  
[al-boin, -boh-in] / ˈæl bɔɪn, -boʊ ɪn /

noun

  1. died a.d. 573?, king of the Langobards 561?–573?


Alboin British  
/ ˈælbɔɪn, -bəʊɪn /

noun

  1. died 573 ad , king of the Lombards (565–73); conqueror of N Italy

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This is the tale of the love and marriage of fair-locked Authari, a successor of Alboin in the kingship of the Langobards, to Theodelinda, daughter of Garibald the Bavarian duke.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld

The Longobards under Alboin in Italy, § 76, 8.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

The city of Pavia, which was strongly fortified, held out against them for four years, and then, on account of its strength and gallant resistance, was chosen by Alboin for its capital.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor

Alboin asked how long Megas had been in Rome.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

And with these words he tore himself loose from Alboin, and from several Longobardians, as well as from a slave belonging to Narses, who were trying to detain him.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

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