Hrodgaud orRodgand was theDuke of Friuli from 774 to 776. In all likelihood he was already duke underDesiderius, notwithstanding someFrankish sources, such as theEinhardis annales, who say thatCharlemagne put him in power after theSiege of Pavia.

In 776, he rebelled against his lord and, according to some, declared himself king. Charlemagne, however, had been forewarned of the revolt byPope Hadrian I, who himself had been warned in a letter byJohn, Patriarch of Grado. Hadrian believed that a conspiracy ofLombards andByzantines, led byArechis II of Benevento,Hildeprand of Spoleto, andRaginald of Clusium, was brewing against theFranks. Thus, Charles quickly crossed theAlps and defeated him, retakingFriuli andTreviso, where he spentEaster, killing Hrodgaud and replacing him withMarcarius. He placed Frankish counts in the cities of Friuli.

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