Atenulf III, called Atenulf of Carinola, was the co-

prince of Capua This is a list of the rulers of the Principality of Capua. Lombard rulers of Capua Gastalds and counts The gastalds (or counts) of Capua were vassals of the princes of Benevento until the early 840s, when Gastald Landulf began to clamour for the ...

and

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

from 933, when his father, Landulf I, and uncle, Atenulf II, made him so. His younger brother Landulf the Red succeeded co-prince Atenulf in 939 or 940. When the elder Landulf died on 10 April 943, the younger Landulf removed his elder brother Atenulf to

and his uncle Atenulf's son Landulf to Capua. Fearing for their lives, the two fled to Guaimar II of Salerno and Landulf the Red became sole prince. Atenulf III married Rotilda, daughter of Guaimar II as his first wife. It was a diplomatic marriage.

Sources

*Caravale, Mario (ed). ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: IV Arconati – Bacaredda''. Rome, 1962. {{DEFAULTSORT:Atenulf 03 Of Benevento Atenulf 3 Atenulf 3 10th-century rulers in Europe 10th-century Lombard people