Place details
Place nameLombardy
Other namesLombardia, Lombardei, Lombardie, Lombardía, Lombard
CountryItalia
Latitude45.667
Longitude9.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Gallic people; part of Roman Cisalpine Gaul from 3rd century BCE; core of Germanic Lombard kingdom from 569; ruled by Charlemagne from 774, by bishops of Milan from the 11th century, by Visconti family and Sforza dukes 14th-15th centuries, then by Hapsburgs.