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• Thrasimund II of Spoleto — Thrasimund II or Transamund II was the Lombard duke of Spoleto from 724 to 745, though he was twice driven from power by the king, Liutprand. Transamund rose to power by deposing his own father, Faroald II, and tonsuring him in a monastery. In… …   Wikipedia