Duchy of Spoleto

42°44′N 12°44′E / 42.733°N 12.733°E / 42.733; 12.733

Duchy of Spoleto Ducatus Spolitanorum (Latin) Ducato di Spoleto (Italian)
570–1201
The Duchy of Spoleto shown within Italy in 1000
Status	Vassal state of the Kingdom of the Lombards (570-774) Imperial fief (776-1201)
Capital	Spoleto
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Spoleto established by the Kingdom of the Lombards	570
• Charlemagne conquers the Lombards and grants the duchy to the Church	774-776
• Duchy resurrected as a Frankish margraviate	842
• Berengar diminishes the size of the Duchy	949
• Investiture Controversy	1075–1122
• Emperor Otto IV grants the duchy to the Papal States	1201
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of the Lombards Papal States Kingdom of Sicily
Today part of	Italy

The Duchy of Spoleto (Italian: Ducato di Spoleto, Latin: Ducatus Spolitanorum) was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard dux Faroald. Its capital was the city of Spoleto.