Spoleto

Spoleto was the seat of a Lombard duchy in central Italy, founded under Faroald I during the conquests of the late sixth century. The duchy passed under Frankish overlordship in 774 and was gradually absorbed by the Papal States around the beginning of the thirteenth century.

In 1364 Cardinal Albornoz ended Perugian control over Spoleto and ordered a fortress built above the city. Lucrezia Borgia governed from the fortress in 1499. After French rule under Napoleon, Spoleto returned to the Papal States in 1814.