Family tree Bas » Gisulf II van Benevento (720-753)

Personal data Gisulf II van Benevento 

  • He was born in the year 720.
  • (Geschiedenis) .
    Gisulf II (died between 749 and 753) was the third last duke of Benevento before the fall of the Lombard kingdom. He ruled from 743, when King Liutprand came down and removed Godescalc, to his death up to ten years later.[1]

    Gisulf was the son of Romuald II of Benevento and Gumperga, daughter of Aurona, sister of Liutprand. As a relative of the king, he was supported by the royal power, but being a minor on his father's death, one Audelais managed to usurp the duchy. Liutprand removed Audelais and, placing another nephew Gregory on the throne, brought Gisulf back to be raised in the royal palace at Pavia.

    In 744, Gisulf made a donation of land to the Abbey of Montecassino which would become the basis for the Terra Sancti Benedicti.

    The Beneventans (or Samnites) remained faithful to Gisulf and his father's dynasty, however, and when, after Gregory's death, Godescalc usurped the ducal throne, the people rose up and murdered him, allowing Liutprand to place the now-adult Gisulf in power. According to Hartmann [1], Gisulf followed the policies of Liutprand faithfully.
  • He died in the year 753, he was 33 years old.
  • A child of Romuald II van Benevento and Gumperga van de Longobarden
  • This information was last updated on January 12, 2013.

Household of Gisulf II van Benevento

He is married to Scauniperga.

They got married in the year 736, he was 16 years old.


Child(ren):


Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Gisulf II van Benevento?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Gisulf II van Benevento

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Gisulf II van Benevento


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    The data shown has no sources.

    About the surname Van Benevento


    The Family tree Bas publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    Andre Bas, "Family tree Bas", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-bas/I3451.php : accessed December 28, 2025), "Gisulf II van Benevento (720-753)".