Principality of Capua

The Principality of Capua was a Lombard dominion that continued under the Normans .

Lombard princes of Capua

The guest Alden (or counts) of Capua were until the early 840 years vassal of the Dukes of Benevento . Then Gastald Landulf began to strive for independence, just like the Principality of Salerno , which had recently declared itself independent. The resulting ten-year civil war in Benevento led to the principality's actual independence.

• 840–843 Landulf I the Old
• 843–861 Lando I son
• 861–861 Lando II son
• 861–862 Pando son of Landulf I.
• 862–863 Pandenulf son
• 863–879 Landulf II. Son of Landulf I.
• 879-882 Pandenulf
• 882-885 Lando III. Son of Landenulf von Teano, son of Landulf I.
• 885-887 Landenulf I brother
• 887–910 Atenulf I son ( Duke of Benevento )
  • 901-910 Landulf III. Son (Duke Landulf I of Benevento)

In 910 Benevento and Capua were united and declared indivisible. This, as well as the inevitable co-government of sons and brothers, created confusion among contemporary historians .

• 910-943 Landulf III.
  • 911–940 Atenulf II brother (Duke of Benevento)
  • 940–943 Landulf IV. The red son of Landulf III. (Duke Landulf II of Benevento)
  • 933-943 Atenulf III. Carinola brother (Duke of Benevento)
• 943–961 Landulf IV. The Red
  • 943–961 Pandulf I. Eisenkopf son (Duke of Benevento)
  • 959–961 Landulf V brother (Duke Landulf III of Benevento)
• 961–968 Landulf V.
• 961–981 Pandulf I. Eisenkopf , co-regent of his brother (see above), himself co-regent from (see above), also Duke of Spoleto (from 967), Prince of Salerno (from 978) and Duke of Benevento (from 961)
  • 968-981 Landulf VI. Son (Duke Landulf IV of Benevento)

In 982 the principalities were finally separated by Pandulf Eisenkof's division and an imperial order; but this does not make the chronology clearer.

• 981-982 Landulf VI.
• 982–993 Landenulf II brother
• 993–999 Laidulf brother
• 999 Adhemar
• 999–1007 Landulf VII. Di Sant Agata son of Landulf V.
• 1007-1022 Pandulf II the Black Son
  • 1009-1014 Pandulf III. Brother of Landulf VII (Duke Pandulf II of Benevento)
• 1016-1022 Pandulf IV. Son (called the wolf of Abruzzo )
• 1022-1026 Pandulf V (Count of Teano)
• 1026-1038 Pandulf IV.
• 1038-1047 Guaimar IV of Salerno
• 1047-1050 Pandulf IV.
• 1050-1057 Pandulf VI. son
• 1057-1058 Pandulf VIII. Brother

Norman princes of Capua

These princes were descended from Asclettin Drengot , the first Count of Acerenza , and served as a counterweight to the Tankred von Hautevilles family . The chronology here suffers from the rivalry between Robert II of Capua and Roger II of Sicily and his sons.

• 1058-1078 Richard I.
• 1078-1091 Jordan I son of Richard I.
• 1091–1106 Richard II. Son of Jordan I.
  • 1092-1098 Lando IV, held Capua in opposition to Richard II.
• 1106–1120 Robert I. son of Jordan I.
• 1120-1120 Richard III. Son of Robert I.
• 1120–1127 Jordan II. Son of Jordan I.
• 1127–1156 Robert II. Son of Jordan II.
  • 1135–1144 Alfonso, Rogers II candidate of Sicily
  • 1144–1154 William I the Evil , candidate Rogers II, King of Sicily 1154
• 1154–1166 Robert, Wilhelm's son
• 1166–1172 Heinrich, Wilhelm's son (as apanage )
• 1176- Enrico, brother of Wilhelm II.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Domenico Ludovico De Vincentiis: Storia di Taranto, Collana di storia ed arte tarantina . Mandese, Taranto 1983, p. 143 (Italian).

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