Grimoald IV of Benevento
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Grimoald IV was the Lombard prince of Benevento from the death of his father, Grimoald III, in 806 to his own death in 817. His father and grandfather before him had each tried to rebel against the Frankish suzerainty they had at one time or another recognised. Grimoald was no different. In 814, he pledged tribute to the Emperor Louis the Pious. These promises, however, were never kept and his successor, Sico, made the same empty guarantees. The Beneventans were independent in practice and by the end of the ninth century would not even recognise Frankish overlordship. Grimoald was assassinated in 817.
| Preceded by Grimoald III |
Prince of Benevento 806 – 817 |
Succeeded by Sico |
