Raynald or Reginald Ridell (french: Renaud Ridel, it, Rinaldo Ridello) was the
Duke of Gaeta
This is a list of the hypati, patricians, consuls, and dukes of Gaeta. Many of the dates are uncertain and sometimes the status of the rulership, with co-rulers and suzerain–vassal relations, is vague.
Native rule (839–1032) Anatolian dynast ...
as a vassal of the
Prince of Capua 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.
His reign marked a political separation between
Gaeta the city and
Pontecorvo
Pontecorvo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Its population is c. 13,200.
History
The village lies under Rocca Guglielma, a medieval fortification perched on an inaccessible spur. Its name derives from the ''p ...
, 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.
Notes
External links
Medieval Lands Project: Southern Italy.
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Italo-Normans
Norman warriors