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The 15 pages that link to Lombard Kingdom, each with the reason it gives.

• Papal StatesRelated: Lombard pressure on Rome prompted the papacy to seek protection from the Franks.

• Ostrogothic KingdomRelated: The kingdom’s collapse left Italy vulnerable to a later Lombard takeover.

• Byzantine ItalyCompared with: Its expansion repeatedly reduced and divided Byzantine territory.

• Exarchate of RavennaCompared with: Its expansion steadily reduced the territory governed from Ravenna.

• Lombard invasion of ItalyBroader topic: It was the political order built from the territories seized during the invasion.

• Donation of PepinRelated: Lombard expansion prompted the papacy to seek Pepin’s intervention.

• Pope Gregory IRelated: Lombard pressure made diplomacy and local defense urgent parts of Gregory’s Roman administration.

• LombardyNarrower topic: The region’s name preserves the legacy of the people who ruled much of early medieval Italy.

• Pepin the ShortRelated: Pepin’s campaigns against the Lombards secured territory for the pope.

• Kingdom of ItalyNarrower topic: Its former territory became the core of the Frankish kingdom in Italy.

• LombardsBroader topic: It was the political structure through which Lombards ruled much of Italy.

• AlboinBroader topic: This state was the political outcome of Alboin's invasion.

• Constans IIRelated: Lombard expansion in Italy challenged Byzantine holdings during Constans's reign.

• Pope Gregory IIRelated: Gregory negotiated with Lombard rulers as their power threatened Byzantine-held Rome.

• Duchy of SpoletoNarrower topic: Spoleto emerged as one of the Lombard kingdom’s major duchies after the invasion of Italy.