Gualganus Ridell
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Gualganus surnamed Ridel, Ridell, or Ridello, was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua in the late 1080s until 1091. He was a son and successor of Raynald Ridell
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His reign marked a political separation between Gaeta
the city and Pontecorvo
, a massive rural castle where the Ridells resided. They ruled the countryside from Pontecorvo and took little interest in the affairs of the Hellenic and urban Gaeta, where they were largely unwelcome. In 1091, when his suzerain Jordan I of Capua
died, the Gaetans rebelled and threw off his rule. Gualganus retained Pontecorvo, however. Sometime between 1093 and 1105 (probably closer to the former), he lost Pontecorvo to his brother-in-law Robert II of Caiazzo, whose sister he had married and who gave it to Montecassino.
Raynald Ridell
Raynald or Reginald Ridell was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1086 until his death. He was a son and successor of Geoffrey Ridell....
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His reign marked a political separation between Gaeta
Gaeta
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....
the city and Pontecorvo
Pontecorvo
Pontecorvo is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Its population is 13,400.- History :The village lies under Rocca Guglielma, a medieval fortification perched on an inaccessible spur...
, a massive rural castle where the Ridells resided. They ruled the countryside from Pontecorvo and took little interest in the affairs of the Hellenic and urban Gaeta, where they were largely unwelcome. In 1091, when his suzerain Jordan I of Capua
Jordan I of Capua
Jordan I , count of Aversa and prince of Capua from 1078 to his death, was the eldest son and successor of Prince Richard I of Capua and Fressenda, a daughter of Tancred of Hauteville and his second wife, also named Fressenda, and the nephew of Robert Guiscard, duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily...
died, the Gaetans rebelled and threw off his rule. Gualganus retained Pontecorvo, however. Sometime between 1093 and 1105 (probably closer to the former), he lost Pontecorvo to his brother-in-law Robert II of Caiazzo, whose sister he had married and who gave it to Montecassino.
Sources
- Skinner, Patricia. Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139. Cambridge University Press: 1995.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Southern Italy.