Sico II (died 855) was the second prince of Salerno. Son and successor of

Siconulf Siconulf (also ''Siconolf'', ''Sikenolf'', ''Siconolfo'', or ''Siconulfus'') was the first prince of Salerno, the brother of Sicard, prince of Benevento (832–839), who was assassinated by Radelchis. In response to Sicard's murder, the people ...

, he ruled the

Principality of Salerno The Principality of Salerno ( la, Principatus Salerni) was a medieval Southern Italian state, formed in 851 out of the Principality of Benevento after a decade-long civil war. It was centred on the port city of Salerno. Although it owed alle ...

from his father's death in 851 to his own deposition in 853. He is given the ordinal "II" because he was the second Sico to rule in southern Italy, the previous Sico being prince of Benevento. Sico was a minor when his father died and was put under the tutelage of Peter. Peter deposed him and he fled north to the

Emperor Louis II Louis II (825 – 12 August 875), sometimes called the Younger, was the king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone. Louis's usual title was ''impera ...

. According to the '' Chronicon Salernitanum'', he eventually came of age in 855 and returned to claim his principality but was poisoned.

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855 deaths Princes of Salerno Assassinated Italian people 9th-century rulers in Europe 9th-century Lombard people Year of birth unknown {{Europe-noble-stub