Sergius I (died 966) was the second

Duke of Amalfi Medieval Amalfi was ruled, in the tenth and eleventh centuries, by a series of dukes ( la, duces), sometimes called ''dogi'' (singular: ''doge''), corresponding with the republic of Venice, a maritime rival throughout the Middle Ages. Before the t ...

and first of the Musco Comite family. In 958, Sergius, a citizen of the city of

Amalfi Amalfi (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramati ...

, assassinated the first duke, Mastalus II and usurped the throne. In order to establish a ducal dynasty as in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and Gaeta, he immediately associated his son Manso I with him in his office. When he died, Manso's succession was smooth. Sergius had other sons named John, Adhemar, and Leo, as well as a son named Adelfer, who later also usurped rule in Amalfi.

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Medieval Lands Project: Southern Italy.

966 deaths Sergius 10th-century Italian nobility 10th-century rulers in Europe Year of birth unknown {{Italy-noble-stub