Tassilo III
duke of Bavaria
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opposition by Charlemagne
- In Germany: Charlemagne of Germany
…deposing the last Agilolfing duke, Tassilo III, and replacing him with a trusted agent. Thereafter Charlemagne used Bavaria as the staging ground for a series of campaigns in 791, 795, and 796 that destroyed the Avar kingdom.
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