Raynald or Reginald Ridell (french: Renaud Ridel, it, Rinaldo Ridello) was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the

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 ...

from 1086 until his death. Skinner, Patricia. ''Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139''. Cambridge University Press: 1995. He was both a son and a successor of

Geoffrey Ridell Geoffrey Ridel (or Ridell) ( it, Goffredo Ridello) (died 1084) was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1067 or 1068. In 1061, he was one of the leaders of the first Norman campaign in Sicily. In 1067, he was appointed duke ...

. His reign marked a political separation between

Gaeta Gaeta (; lat, Cāiēta; Southern Laziale: ''Gaieta'') is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Southern Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is from Rome and from Naples. The town has played a consp ...

the city and Pontecorvo, a massive rural castle where the Ridells resided. They ruled the countryside from Pontecorvo and took little interest in the affairs of the Hellenic and urban Gaeta, where they were largely unwelcome. Raynald did not rule long and was succeeded by his only son, Gualganus, before 1091.

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