This state was founded by Authari, had its capital at Pavia, and  reached the zenith of its power under Liutprand, who converted his  people to Catholicism.
This state was founded by Authari, had its capital at Pavia, and  reached the zenith of its power under Liutprand, who converted his  people to Catholicism. But its attempt to dominate the papacy  backfired, as Pope Stephen II called in his foreign allies and  forced it to give up most of its land under the Donation of Pepin.  In 774, its last king was deposed by Charlemagne. FTP, name this  Germanic tribe, which lent its name to a region of northern Italy.
This state was founded by Authari, had its capital at Pavia, and  reached the zenith of its power under Liutprand, who converted his  people to Catholicism.
the {Lombards} (Lombardy)