- Raynald Ridell
Raynald or Reginald Ridell ( _it. Renaud Ridel, _it. Rinaldo Ridello; died 1084) was the
Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of thePrince of Capua from 1086 until his death. [Skinner, 157.] He was a son and successor ofGeoffrey Ridell .His reign marked a political separation between
Gaeta the city andPontecorvo , 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. [Ibid.] Raynald did not ruled long and was succeeded by his only son, Gualganus, a minor, before 1091. [Ibid, 158.]ources
*Skinner, Patricia. "Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139". Cambridge University Press: 1995.
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SOUTHERN%20ITALY,%20PRE-NORMAN.htm#_Toc111996694 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Southern Italy.]Notes
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