About Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta
Lived 1030 – 1086 (aged 55–56). Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta was a military personnel and condottiero.
Geoffrey Ridel (or Ridell) (died 1084) was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1067 or 1068.
In 1061, he was one of the leaders of the first Norman campaign in Sicily. In 1067, he was appointed duke of Gaeta. He was the first Norman duke since William of Montreuil 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 Pontecorvo. Geoffrey was succeeded by his son Reginald. His daughter, Eva or Anna, married John VI of Naples.
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Who was Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta?
Italo-Norman duke
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Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta was born in 1030 in Duchy of Normandy.
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Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta died in 1086 in Geographical region of Italy.
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Geoffrey Ridel, Duke of Gaeta was a military personnel and condottiero.
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