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Up until 1861 , no ''King of Italy'' ruled on the whole Italian Peninsula .


BARBARIAN KINGS


''See List Of Barbarian Kings Of Italy ''

After the deposition of Romulus Augustus in 476 , Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed ''dux Italiae'' (ruler of Italy) by emperor Zeno . Later, he entitled himself ''rex Italiae'' (king of Italy), though he always presented himself as an officer of the eastern government.

In 483 , Ostrogothic leader Theodoric The Great defeated Odoacer, and started A New Dynasty of kings of Italy. Ostrogothic rule ended with the death of Teias ( 552 ), when Italy was reconquered by the Byzantine Empire .


Ostrogoth



Ostrogothic kingdom conquered by Byzantine Empire .


Lombards


Alboin led the Lombards into Italy in 568 and set up a barbarian state.