Person

Adalgis

associate king of the Lombards

b. 740 CE – d. 788 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Adalgis or Adelchis (died 788) is an associate king of the Lombards from August 759, reigning with his father, Desiderius, until their deposition in June 774.

His mother was Ansa.

He is remembered today primarily as the hero of the play Adelchi (1822) by Alessandro Manzoni.