Landulf of Gaeta
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Landulf either a Lombard
count or a Docibilian senator, was the Duke and Consul of Gaeta from 1091 to 1103.
With the death of Jordan I of Capua
in November 1090, anarchy erupted in the fiefs of the Principality of Capua
, especially in Aquino
and Gaeta
. In the latter, Renaud Ridel was chased from his tower by the populace, who acclaimed Landulf as their duke. His reign lasted for over a decade, but of it nothing is known. He had a son Marinus by his wife Inmilgia, a daughter of a duke of Naples. He was thrown out of Gaeta in 1103 by the Norman
William de Blosseville
.
Lombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
count or a Docibilian senator, was the Duke and Consul of Gaeta from 1091 to 1103.
With the death of 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...
in November 1090, anarchy erupted in the fiefs of the Principality of Capua
Principality of Capua
The Principality of Capua was a Lombard state in Southern Italy, usually de facto independent, but under the varying suzerainty of Western and Eastern Roman Empires. It was originally a gastaldate, then a county, within the principality of Salerno....
, especially in Aquino
Aquino
Aquino is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, 12 km northwest of Cassino.-History:The ancient Aquinum was a municipium in the time of Cicero, and made a colony by the Triumviri...
and 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....
. In the latter, Renaud Ridel was chased from his tower by the populace, who acclaimed Landulf as their duke. His reign lasted for over a decade, but of it nothing is known. He had a son Marinus by his wife Inmilgia, a daughter of a duke of Naples. He was thrown out of Gaeta in 1103 by the Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
William de Blosseville
William Blosseville
William II, called de Blosseville, was the consul and duke of Gaeta from 1103 to 1105. He appears on Gaetan follari of his time as DV or dux Vilelmus.In 1105, he was exiled by Richard I of Aquila after less than two years as duke.-Sources:**...
.
Sources
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, 1907. - Genealogy of the Medieval Nobility of Southern Italy.