List of kings of the Lombards
The Kings of the Lombards or reges Langobardorum (singular "rex Langobardorum") were the monarchs of the Lombard people from the early 6th century until the Lombardic identity became lost in the 9th and 10th centuries. After 568, the Lombard kings sometimes styled themselves Kings of Italy ("rex totius Italiae"). After 774, they were not Lombards, but Franks. From the 12th century, the votive crown and reliquary known as the Iron Crown ("Corona Ferrea") retrospectively became a symbol of their rule, though it was never used by Lombard kings. The primary sources for the Lombard  kings before the Frankish conquest are the anonymous 7th-century "Origo Gentis Langobardorum" and the 8th-century "Historia Langobardorum" of Paul the Deacon. The earliest kings (the pre-Lethings) listed in the "Origo" are almost certainly legendary. They purportedly reigned during the Migration Period. The first ruler attested independently of Lombard tradition is Tato. Early rulers. Lething Dynasty. The Lethings were an early dynasty from the time of Lethuc. The last ruling descendant of Lethuc was Walthari, whose son was in turn displaced by Audoin of the family of the Gausi. Kings in Italy. Carolingian Dynasty. Charlemagne conquered the Lombards  in 774 at the invitation of Pope Adrian I. The title "rex Langobardorum", synonymous with "rex Italiae", lasted well into the High Middle Ages, but subsequent holders are found at King of Italy. Family tree.