Geoffrey Ridel (or Ridell) () (died 1084) was the

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as a vassal of the

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from 1067 or 1068. In 1061, he was one of the leaders of the first Norman campaign in

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. In 1067, he was appointed duke of Gaeta. He was the first

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duke since

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and the populace did not like him. Electing their own civil government, they expelled Geoffrey, who continued to rule the countryside as duke from his castle at

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. Geoffrey was succeeded by his son

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. His daughter, Eva or Anna, married

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. ''Ystoire de li Normant''. *

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and

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. ''Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis''. * Chalandon, Ferdinand. ''Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie''.

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, 1907. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridell, Geoffrey 1084 deaths Italo-Normans Norman warriors Dukes of Gaeta Year of birth unknown