Richard from Acerra

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Richard from Acerra

Richard von Acerra († 1196 in Capua ) was Count of Acerra .

Richard von Acerra was the son of Count Roger von Acerra and brother of the Sicilian Queen Sibylle . In 1190 his brother-in-law, King Tankred of Lecce , sent him to Apulia to fight the Staufer supporter Roger of Andria . After the retreat of Marshal Henry VI. , Heinrich Testa , he succeeded in capturing Rogers. The following year he successfully defended Naples against imperial troops. According to Petrus von Eboli , he took Capua, occupied by the imperial military leader Konrad von Lützelhardt , by treason. Peter tells an anecdote in which an imperial knight throws himself unsuccessfully from the walls of Capua to kill Richard. In the following time, first King Tankred and then Count Richard von Calvi took over the management of the troops.

Richard's activities during Henry's renewed foray into Sicily in 1194 are unknown. However, Heinrich seems to have paid more attention to the capture of his possessions. In 1196 the imperial general Dietrich von Schweinspeunt captured him by treason and delivered him to Heinrich VI. out. In Capua, Richard was dragged through the city by horses and then hung upside down, so that he died. Heinrich's court jester is said to have joked with Richard during the execution.

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