Arichis 4 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VIII |
| Dates | 763 (taq) / 787 (ob.) |
| PmbZ No. | 586 |
| Variant Names | Arechis |
| Ethnicity | Lombard |
| Locations | Beneventum (Campania);
Beneventum (Campania) (residence);
Beneventum (Campania) (officeplace) |
| Titles | Dux, Beneventum (Campania) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Annales Regni Francorum, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895; repr. 1950) (annals);
Paulus Diaconus, Versus de Annis a Principio, ed. G. Waitz, Paulus Diaconus, Historia Langobardorum, introduction, p. 3 (poetry) |
Arichis 4 was the Lombard dux of Beneventum in 763; he was married to Adelperga 1 and they had a family: Paul. Diac., Versus de annis a principio (Paul. Diac., Hist.Lang., ed. Waitz, intro., p. 3, lines 28-30: "Principatum Beneventi ductore fortissimo Arechis regnante, freto Superni auxilio, Adelperga cum tranquilla stirpe nata regia"). (Paulos 52 ended these verses, which were written in 763, with a prayer for their future prosperity). He died in 787 and Paulos 52 composed an epitaph for him: Waitz, op. cit., p. 14. Arichis 4 was apparently dux of Beneventum from at least 763 until his death. He was the father of Grimoald 6 and of another son called Romoald (not in PBE); on his death in 787 Arichis 4 was succeeded as dux of Beneventum by Grimoald 6: Annales Regni Francorum s.a. 787, s.a. 788.
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