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have_v be_v let_v bloudde_n ¶_o garmaldus_fw-la son_n of_o grimoaldus_n reign_v iii_o month_n only_o and_o die_v ¶_o partharus_n son_n of_o arithpert_a before_o name_v that_o from_o his_o youth_n have_v be_v in_o continual_a exile_n return_v home_o and_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o kingdom_n ¶_o junipertus_n or_o compertus_fw-la son_n of_o partharus_n succeed_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n ¶_o laimpertus_fw-la or_o luitpertus_fw-la son_n of_o junipertus_n be_v a_o child_n have_v not_o reign_v under_o the_o tuition_n of_o asprandus_n full_o viii_o month_n but_o that_o raimpertus_n duke_n of_o turine_n rebel_v and_o in_o plain_a battle_n overcome_v asprandus_n and_o so_o usurp_v the_o kingdom_n ¶_o raimpertus_n reign_v not_o full_o a_o year_n ¶_o arithpertus_n son_n of_o raimpertus_n be_v much_o disturb_v by_o the_o forename_a luitpertus_fw-la but_o at_o last_o he_o slewa_o he_o in_o plain_a battle_n and_o in_o manner_n destroy_v the_o whole_a house_n of_o asprandus_n nevertheless_o in_o the_o xi_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n asprandus_n with_o help_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bavarie_n return_v pvissant_o unto_o italy_n fight_v with_o arithpert_n and_o so_o discomfit_v he_o that_o in_o his_o flight_n pass_a the_o river_n of_o tesino_n he_o be_v drown_v by_o reason_n he_o have_v overload_v himself_o with_o gold_n ¶_o asprandus_n reign_v but_o iii_o month_n and_o die_v ¶_o luitprandus_n son_n of_o asprandus_n be_v a_o great_a warrior_n insomuche_o that_o after_o he_o have_v get_v ravenna_n and_o many_o other_o citee_n from_o the_o emperor_n exarke_n at_o last_o he_o besiege_v rome_n nevertheless_o at_o the_o intercession_n of_o his_o gossip_n the_o french_a king_n he_o levy_v his_o siege_n and_o restore_v to_o the_o roman_n those_o castle_n and_o town_n that_o he_o before_o have_v take_v from_o they_o ¶_o aldeprandus_fw-la nephew_n of_o luitprandus_n live_v not_o full_o u_o month_n and_o
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