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Duchy of Naples

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The Duchy of Naples (Ducatus Neapolitanus, Ducato di Napoli) began as a Byzantine province that was constituted in the seventh century, in the reduced coastal lands that the Lombards had not conquered during their invasion of Italy in the sixth century. [1]

66 relations: Afragola, Amalfi, Anthimus of Naples, Athanasius of Naples, Aversa, Basil of Naples, Battle of Garigliano, Battle of Ostia, Byzantine Empire, Campania, Capri, Castel Capuano, Castel dell'Ovo, Charles Oman, Constans II, Constantinople, Duchy of Amalfi, Duchy of Benevento, Duke of Naples, Dux, Early Middle Ages, Ferdinand Chalandon, Gaeta, Genoa, Giugliano in Campania, Gregory IV of Naples, Guaimar IV of Salerno, High Middle Ages, Hypatos, Ischia, Italy, Januarius, John I of Naples, John II of Naples, John V of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, Leo V the Armenian, List of counts of Aversa, List of Princes of Capua, Lombards, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Nola, Normans, Pandulf IV of Capua, Patrician (ancient Rome), Phlegraean Fields, Pisa, Pope, Procida, ..., Province, Province of Naples, Rainulf Drengot, Roger II of Sicily, Rome, San Giovanni a Mare, Naples, Saracen, Sergius I of Naples, Sergius IV of Naples, Sergius VII of Naples, Sicily (theme), Sorrento, Stephen II of Naples, Stephen III of Naples, Suzerainty, Theoctistus of Naples. Expand index (16 more) »

Afragola

Afragola (Neapolitan: Afravóla; Afragolese dialect: Afraóra) is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy.

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Amalfi

Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno.

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Anthimus of Naples

Anthimus or Anthemus was the Duke of Naples for from 801 until around 818, when the patrician of Sicily re-established Byzantine control over the ''ducatus''.

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Athanasius of Naples

Athanasius (died 898) was the Bishop (as Athanasius II) and Duke of Naples from 878 to his death.

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Aversa

Aversa is a city and comune in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about north of Naples.

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Basil of Naples

Basil was the first Duke of Naples from 661 to 666.

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Battle of Garigliano

The Battle of Garigliano was fought in 915 between Christian forces and the Saracens.

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Battle of Ostia

The naval Battle of Ostia took place in 849 in the Tyrrhenian Sea between some Muslim pirates and an Italian league of Papal, Neapolitan, Amalfitan and Gaetan ships.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium).

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Campania

Campania is a region in Southern Italy.

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Capri

Capri (usually pronounced by English speakers) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy.

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Castel Capuano

Castel Capuano is a castle in Naples, southern Italy.

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Castel dell'Ovo

Castel dell'Ovo (in English, Egg Castle) is a seaside castle in Naples, located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

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Charles Oman

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, KBE, FBA (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian.

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Constans II

Constans II (Κώνστας Β', Kōnstas II; Heraclius Constantinus Augustus or Flavius Constantinus Augustus; 7 November 630 – 15 September 668), also called Constantine the Bearded (Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ Πωγωνάτος Kōnstantinos ho Pogonatos), was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis; Constantinopolis) was the capital city of the Roman/Byzantine Empire (330–1204 and 1261–1453), and also of the brief Latin (1204–1261), and the later Ottoman (1453–1923) empires.

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Duchy of Amalfi

The Duchy of Amalfi (Ducato di Amalfi) or the Republic of Amalfi (Repubblica di Amalfi) was a de facto independent state centered on the Southern Italian city of Amalfi during the 10th and 11th centuries.

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Duchy of Benevento

The Duchy of Benevento (after 774, Principality of Benevento) was the southernmost Lombard duchy in the Italian peninsula, centered on Benevento, a city in Southern Italy.

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Duke of Naples

The Dukes of Naples were the military commanders of the ducatus Neapolitanus, a Byzantine outpost in Italy, one of the few remaining after the conquest of the Lombards.

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Dux

Dux (plural: ducēs) is Latin for "leader" (from the noun dux, ducis, "leader, general") and later for duke and its variant forms (doge, duce, etc.). During the Roman Republic, dux could refer to anyone who commanded troops, including foreign leaders, but was not a formal military rank.

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Early Middle Ages

The Early Middle Ages or Early Medieval Period, typically regarded as lasting from the 5th or 6th century to the 10th century CE, marked the start of the Middle Ages of European history.

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Ferdinand Chalandon

Ferdinand Chalandon (February 10, 1875 – October 31, 1921) was a French medievalist and Byzantinist. Chalandon’s work remains the most substantial study of the Normans in Italy and though the details of what he wrote a hundred years ago have in places been modified, it remains the single most important work available to historians. Being a former member of the École française de Rome, Ferdinand Chalandon was a winner of the Grand prix Gobert in 1909.

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Gaeta

Gaeta (Caiēta, Ancient Greek: Καιέτα) is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna; English, historically, and Genua) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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Giugliano in Campania

Giugliano in Campania, also known simply as Giugliano, is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

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Gregory IV of Naples

Gregory IV (died 915) was the firstborn son of Duke Sergius II of Naples and successor of his paternal uncle, Bishop Athanasius, in 898, when he was elected dux, or magister militum, unanimously by the aristocracy.

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Guaimar IV of Salerno

Guaimar IV (c. 1013 – 2, 3 or 4 June 1052) was Prince of Salerno (1027–1052), Duke of Amalfi (1039–1052), Duke of Gaeta (1040–1041), and Prince of Capua (1038–1047) in Southern Italy over the period from 1027 to 1052.

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High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that commenced around 1000 AD and lasted until around 1250 AD.

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Hypatos

Hypatos (ὕπατος; plural: ὕπατοι, hypatoi) and the variant apo hypatōn (ἀπὸ ὑπάτων, "former hypatos", literally: "from among the consuls") was a Byzantine court dignity, originally the Greek translation of Latin consul (the literal meaning of hypatos is "the supreme one," which reflects the office, but not the etymology of the Roman consul).

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Ischia

Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Januarius

Januarius (Ianuarius; Gennaro), also known as, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

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John I of Naples

John I was the duke of Naples from September 711 to his death, probably in 719.

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John II of Naples

John II (died 919) was the duke of Naples from 915 to his death.

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John V of Naples

John V (died 1042/53) was the son and successor of Sergius IV as Duke of Naples from 1034 until his death.

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Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae, Regno di Sicilia, Regnu di Sicilia, Regne de Sicília, Reino de Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian peninsula and for a time Africa from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816.

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Leo V the Armenian

Leo V the Armenian (Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας, Leōn ho ex Armenias; 775 – 24 December 820) was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820.

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List of counts of Aversa

In 1030, the first Norman foothold in the Mezzogiorno was created when Sergius IV of Naples gave the town and vicinity of Aversa as a county to Ranulf.

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List of Princes of Capua

This is a list of the rulers of the Principality of Capua.

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Lombards

The Lombards or Longobards (Langobardi, Longobardi, Longobard (Western)) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.

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Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius (Monte Vesuvio; Vesuvio; Mons Vesuvius; also Vesevus or Vesaevus in some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli, Napule or; Neapolis; lit) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Milan.

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Nola

Nola is a town and a modern municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy.

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Normans

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Normanni) were the people who, in the 10th and 11th centuries, gave their name to Normandy, a region in France.

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Pandulf IV of Capua

Pandulf IV (died 1049/50) was the Prince of Capua on three separate occasions.

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Patrician (ancient Rome)

The patricians (from patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.

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Phlegraean Fields

The Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei; Campe Flegree, from Greek φλέγω, "to burn") are a large volcanic area situated to the west of Naples, Italy.

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Pisa

Pisa is a city in the Tuscany region of Central Italy straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea.

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Pope

The pope (papa from πάππας pappas, a child's word for "father"), also known as the supreme pontiff (from Latin pontifex maximus "greatest priest"), is the Bishop of Rome and therefore ex officio the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Procida

Procida (Proceta) is one of the Flegrean Islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy.

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Province

A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state.

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Province of Naples

The Province of Naples (Italian: Provincia di Napoli, Napulitano: Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) was a province in the Campania region of southern Italy; since January 2015 has been replaced by the Metropolitan City of Naples.

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Rainulf Drengot

Rainulf Drengot (also Ranulph, Ranulf, or Rannulf; died June 1045) was a Norman adventurer and mercenary in southern Italy.

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Roger II of Sicily

Roger II (22 December 1095Houben, p. 30. – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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San Giovanni a Mare, Naples

San Giovanni a Mare (St. John at Sea) is a church in Naples, Italy; located near the docks, not far from the church of Sant'Eligio Maggiore.

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Saracen

Saracen was a term widely used among Christian writers in Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Sergius I of Naples

Sergius I (died 864) was the first duke of Naples of his dynasty, often dubbed the "Sergi," which ruled over Naples for almost three centuries from his accession in 840 until the death of his namesake Sergius VII in 1137.

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Sergius IV of Naples

Sergius IV (died after 1036) was Duke of Naples from 1002 to 1036.

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Sergius VII of Naples

Sergius VII (died 30 October 1137) was the thirty-ninth and last duke (or magister militum) of Naples.

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Sicily (theme)

The Theme of Sicily (θέμα Σικελίας, thema Sikelias) was a Byzantine province (theme) existing from the late 7th to the 10th century, encompassing the island of Sicily and the region of Calabria in the Italian mainland.

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Sorrento

Sorrento (Surriento) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy.

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Stephen II of Naples

Stephen II (died 799) was the duke of Naples during an important transitional period in its history, from 755 to his death.

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Stephen III of Naples

Stephen III (died 832) was the duke of Naples during an important transitional period in its history, from 821 to his death.

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Suzerainty

Suzerainty (and) is a back-formation from the late 18th-century word suzerain, meaning upper-sovereign, derived from the French sus (meaning above) + -erain (from souverain, meaning sovereign).

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Theoctistus of Naples

Theoctistus (Teoctisto) was the Duke of Naples during an ill-recorded period in its history.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Naples

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