572 CE

Alboin, king of the Lombards, is murdered at Verona in his palace, at the instigation of his wife Rosamund (daughter of the Gepid king Cunimund), and her henchman, Helmechis (the king's squire); both flee to seek Byzantine protection in Ravenna. Alboin is succeeded as king by Cleph, who is not related by blood. Theodric succeeds his brother Æthelric as king of Bernicia (southeastern Scotland). He rules until 579. Siege of Pavia (569–572): King Alboin captures Ticinum (Pavia); after a siege the Byzantine garrison surrenders to the Lombards. The city is of strategic importance, lying at the rivers Po and Ticino, and becomes the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards.

In the 570s, the 6th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Theodric succeeds his brother Æthelric as king of Bernicia (southeastern Scotland). He rules until 579.source

Conflict & Security

  • Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591: Emperor Justin II refuses to pay the annual tribute to Khosrau I, putting an end to the 50-year peace treaty established ten years earlier. The Armenians are considered allies to the Byzantine Empire, and Justin sends a Byzantine army into Persian territory, besieging the fortress city of Nisibis (modern Turkey).source
  • Calakmul defeats Tikal, bringing an end to the First Tikal-Calakmul War.source
  • Siege of Pavia (569–572): King Alboin captures Ticinum (Pavia); after a siege the Byzantine garrison surrenders to the Lombards. The city is of strategic importance, lying at the rivers Po and Ticino, and becomes the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards.source
  • Taspar Qaghan succeeds his brother Muqan Qaghan as ruler (khagan) of the Turkic Khaganate (Central Asia).source

Culture & Society

  • Bidatsu succeeds his father Kinmei and ascends to the throne of Japan as the 30th emperor.source

Births

  • Hovnan Mayravanetsi, Armenian philosophersource

Deaths

  • June 28 – Alboin, king of the Lombardssource
  • June 28 – Alboin, king of the Lombards, is murdered at Verona in his palace, at the instigation of his wife Rosamund (daughter of the Gepid king Cunimund), and her henchman, Helmechis (the king's squire); both flee to seek Byzantine protection in Ravenna. Alboin is succeeded as king by Cleph, who is not related by blood.source
  • Æthelric of Bernicia, Scottish kingsource
  • Muqan Qaghan, ruler of the Göktürkssource
  • Sky Witness, ruler of Calakmulsource
  • Yuwen Hu, regent of Northern Zhou (born 515)source
  • Wei Shou, Chinese author (born 506)source
  • Corippus, Byzantine epic poet (approximate date)source
  • Eochaid mac Domnaill, High King of Irelandsource
  • Hulü Guang, general of Northern Qi (born 515)source
  • Waldrada, Lombard princess (born 531)source
  • Báetán mac Muirchertaig, High King of Irelandsource
  • Liuva I, king of the Visigoths (or 571)source