Duchy of Naples

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The Duchy of Naples ( Ducatus Neapolitanus ) was a de facto independent state in southern Italy from the 9th to the 12th centuries, with the city of Naples as its center. The area was originally under the Byzantine Empire , but its dukes were able to break away from its sovereignty . In 1137 the Norman King Roger II of Sicily was able to incorporate the city and the duchy into his kingdom .

Dukes of Naples since de facto independence

The list of the Dukes of Naples begins in 661, with Byzantine governors until 763. From 763 the dukes were de facto independent from the Byzantine Empire.

  • Stephanos II. 755-766
  • Gregorios II. 766-788 / 794
  • Theophylaktos II. 788 / 794-801
  • Antimos 801-818
  • ...
  • Stephanos III. 821-832
  • Bonos 832-834
  • Leon 834
  • Andrew II. 834-840 / 844
  • Contard 840/844

Dukes of Naples, Sergius family dynasty, 840–1137

  1. Sergius I. 840 / 846-864 / 5
  2. Gregorios III. 864 / 5-870
  3. Sergius II. 870-877
  4. Athanasios 877-898
  5. Gregorios IV. 898-915
  6. John II 915-919
  7. Marinus I. 919-928
  8. John III 928-968 / 9
  9. Marinus II. 968 / 9-977
  10. Sergius III. 977-999
  11. John IV. 999-1002
  12. Sergius IV. 1002-1036
  13. John V. 1036-1050
  14. Sergius V. 1050-1082
  15. Sergius VI. 1082-1097
  16. John VI 1097-1120 / 23
  17. Sergius VII. 1120 / 23-1137

literature

  • Peter Truhart: Regents of the Nations, Part III / 1 Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southeastern Europe . KG Saur , Munich 1986, ISBN 3-598-10515-0 , p. 2970 f.

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