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Leo II of Gaeta

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52:. Leo probably owed his rise to a native reaction to Lombard rule, perhaps an outright revolt. In one of his official acts as duke, he granted a public mill to members of the powerful Kampuli family "in return for their services". Their services were probably instrumental in Leo's rise. Only one other act of Leo II's is known to survive. By late 1042, Guaimar had succeeded in imposing his own candidate for duke, the Norman adventurer 70: 69:
family. She had a son named Peter. Leo had at least three sons: Raynerius, who succeeded his uncle as count of Suio; Docibilis; and
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briefly in early 1042. He was the last duke of the native Docibilan family. His father was the
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named Theodora. The name and title strongly suggest that she was Roman, perhaps of the
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Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and Its Neighbours, 850–1139
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since 1032, and in 1040 it recognized the suzerainty of Prince
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Index

Duke of Gaeta
magnificus
Gregory
Hugh
Suio
Principality of Capua
Guaimar IV of Salerno
Rainulf
senatrix
Crescentii
Leo
bishop of Gaeta


Skinner 1995
Skinner 1995


Bloch 1986
Skinner 1995
Skinner 1995
Skinner 1995
Skinner, Patricia
Pandulf
Duke of Gaeta
Rainulf
Categories
Dukes of Gaeta
11th-century Italian nobility

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