Lando II of Capua

Lando II of Capua

Lando II was the count of Capua briefly for six months in 861. He was the eldest son and successor of Lando I.

In May 859, a massive joint expedition of Salerno, Naples, Amalfi, and Suessola marched on Capua. Lando I was in a paralysis at that time and his son Lando II took up arms to defend the city. He defeated the forces sent against them, led by Caesar and Gregory, sons of Sergius I of Naples, at the bridge of Teodemondo over the Volturno. Caesar was captured and led back to Capua in triumph. Erchempert places the battle on 8 May, the day of Michael the Archangel, whose cult was popular among the Lombards. It is therefore significant to Erchempert (a Lombard) that the Lombard Lando should defeat a largely Greek army on such a day.

Lando did succeed his father when he died, but he was expelled shortly thereafter by his uncle Pando. Lando was compensated with Caiazzo, but desired to restore himself to the countship. He married a niece of Athanasius of Naples, but with this ally, he never regained the throne.

ources

*Erchempert. [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/erchempert.html "Historia Langabardorvm Beneventarnorvm"] at The Latin Library.
*Caravale, Mario (ed). "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: LXIII Labroca – Laterza". Rome, 2004.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lando I of Capua — Lando I (died 861) was the count of Capua from 843. He was the eldest son and successor of Landulf the Old. Like his father, he supported Siconulf against Radelchis in the civil war dividing the Principality of Benevento in the 840s. It was Lando …   Wikipedia

  • Lando III of Capua — Lando III (died 885) was the count of Capua for two years and ten months from 882 to his death. He was a son of Landenulf, gastald of Teano, and grandson of Landulf I of Capua. In 879, when Landulf II died, Lando seized Calino and Caiazzo and… …   Wikipedia

  • Lando IV of Capua — Lando IV ( it. Landone) was the last independent Lombard ruler in Italy. He was the prince of Capua after leading a local rebellion of the citizens of the city against the Norman prince Richard II, then a minor, in 1091. While Richard fled to… …   Wikipedia

  • Capŭa [1] — Capŭa, 1) Stadt am Volturno im District Caserte der neapolitanischen Provinz Terra di Lavoro, mit Befestigungswerken; Sitz eines Erzbischofs; die große Kathedrale, deren Kuppel auf 18 antiken Säulen verschiedener Größe ruht, hat Gemälde von… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lando of Gaeta — Lando was the Duke of Gaeta briefly in 1064 ndash;1065. [Skinner, 157.] He was appointed by Richard I and Jordan I, co princes of Capua, after the revolt of William of Montreuil, who attempted to repudiate Richard s daughter and marry Maria of… …   Wikipedia

  • Lando — Lando. I. Grafen von Capua: 1) L. I., Sohn Landulfs, regierte 842–861, s. Capua (Gesch.). 2) L. II., Sohn des Vor., regierte 861 kurze Zeit, s. ebd. 3) L. III., Sohn Landenulfs, regierte 882–885, s. ebd. II. Andere: 4) Konrad, deutscher… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Principado de Capua — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Principado de Capua (en latín Principatus Capuae o Capue) fue un estado lombardo en el Mezzogiorno italiano, generalmente independiente de facto entre los siglos IX y XII, pero bajo vasallaje nominal del Imperio… …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of Princes of Capua — Contents 1 Lombard rulers of Capua 1.1 Gastalds and counts 1.2 Princes …   Wikipedia

  • Fürst von Capua — Das Fürstentum Capua war ein langobardisches Herrschaftsgebiet, das unter den Normannen weiter Bestand hatte. Lombardische Fürsten von Capua Die Gastalden (oder Grafen) von Capua waren bis in die frühen 840er Jahre Vasallen der Herzöge von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fürstentum Capua — Das Fürstentum Capua war ein langobardisches Herrschaftsgebiet, das unter den Normannen weiter Bestand hatte. Lombardische Fürsten von Capua Die Gastalden (oder Grafen) von Capua waren bis in die frühen 840er Jahre Vasallen der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”