Transamund II[a] was the Lombard Duke of Spoleto from 724 to 745,[1] though he was twice driven from power by the king, Liutprand.
Transamund rose to power by deposing his own father, Faroald II, and tonsuring him in a monastery.
The king took Amelia, Orte, Bomarzo, and Bieda, but still the pope refused to release his refugee.
[3] In December 740, Transamund recovered his duchy and killed Hilderic with Papal-Beneventan aid,[4] but did not return the confiscated papal cities and his alliance with the pope ruptured.
This time Liutprand met with Gregory's successor, Zachary, in 742 and, promising to restore the four towns, allied with the Romans and forced Transamund to flee again.