Radelgar was the eldest son of
Radelchis I of Benevento
Radelchis I (also ''Radalgis'') (died 851) was the treasurer, then prince of Benevento from 839, when he assumed the throne upon the assassination (possibly at his instigation) of Sicard and imprisonment of Sicard's brother, Siconulf, to his dea ...
and he succeeded him as
Prince of Benevento on his death in 851. Radelgar's mother was Caretrude and his brother was
Adelchis
Adalgis or Adelchis ( – 788) was an associate king of the Lombards from August 759, reigning with his father, Desiderius, until their deposition in June 774. His mother was Ansa. He is also remembered today as the hero of the play '' Adelchi'' ...
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He was succeeded as prince by his brother, because his son,
Guaifer, was too young. He also had a daughter who married
Lando III of Capua Lando III (died 885) was the count of Capua for two years and ten months from 882 to his death. He was a son of Landenulf, gastald of Teano, and grandson of Landulf I of Capua.
In 879, when Landulf II died, Lando seized Calino and Caiazzo and mad ...
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854 deaths
Princes of Benevento
9th-century rulers in Europe
9th-century Lombard people
Year of birth unknown
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