What is Desiderius?
{{Infobox royalty | type = monarch | name = Desiderius | succession = [[King of the Lombards]] | image = Tremisse di Re Desiderio, Dominio Longobardo.jpg | caption = A gold ''[[tremissis]]'' of Desiderius minted at Lucca | reign = 756–774 | predecessor = [[Aistulf]] | successor = [[Charlemagne]] | house = [[List of kings of the Lombards|Lombardy]] | spouse = [[Ansa, wife of Desiderius|Ansa]] | issue = [[Desiderata, wife of Charlemagne|Desiderata]]<br/>[[Anselperga]]<br />[[Adelperga]]<br />[[Liutperga]]<br />[[Adalgis|Adelchis]] |birth_date=720 AD | death_date = 786 AD (aged 65–66)}} '''Desiderius''', also known as '''Daufer''' or '''Dauferius''' (born {{circa|720}} – died {{circa|786}}), was king of the [[Lombards]] in northern [[Italy]]. He ruled from 756 to 774. The Frankish king, [[Charlemagne]], married Desiderius's daughter and later conquered his lands. Desiderius was the last Lombard ruler to be king in the region. [[Category:Italian royalty]] {{bio-stub}}