Austria (Lombard)

Austria was, according to the early medieval geographical classification, the eastern portion of Langobardia Major, the north-central part of the Lombard Kingdom, extended from the Adda to Friuli and opposite to Neustria.

Among them a prominent role was played by: The duchies of Austria presented themselves as the defenders of the warrior and conqueror spirit of the Lombards.

The Dukes of Austria pressed repeatedly on the king to take initiative, coming in several times to hatch conspiracies to overthrow the legitimate sovereign.

In the 8th century, however, the widespread conversion of the Lombards to Catholicism smoothed the opposition between Austria and Neustria, thanks to a revived expansion at the expense of the Byzantine Empire with the Catholic and Neustrian Liutprand (king from 712).

After the fall of the Lombard kingdom in 774, the Langobardia Maior fell entirely under the dominion of the Franks.