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Excerpt from The Modern Part of an Universal History, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Vol. 22: Compiled From Original Authors, by the Authors of the Ancient Part
Charlemagne having thus conquered all Italy, except ing fome of the fouthern provinces, which l'till continued under the dominion of the emperor at conltantinople, he returned to France, taking with him Defiderius, who, ac cording to Blondus 3, was banifhed to Liege; but others fay he was confined in the monaflery of Corbie. Upon the departure of, charles, the dukes of Frinii, Spoleto, and Benevento, who had fubmitted to the Franks only becaufe they were not able to rehli them, revolted from their alle giance, and declared themfelves fovereigns in their terri tories; but Charlemagne, who was then engaged in a war with the Saxons, being informed oftheir rebellion by pope Adrian, marched, though in the middle of winter, with his army into Ital and having defeated Rotgand, duke of Friuli, whom he afterwards beheaded, by this vi�lory ftopped the progrefs of the revolt, and forced the dukes of bpoleto and Benevento to a fubmillion. As they had not openly appeared in arms, he continued them in their dukedoms, and contented himfelf with a renewal of their allegiance; but he added the cities of the dukedom of Friuli to his kingdom, and gave the command Of them to Franks and Aufirafians.
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