Guaimar II of Amalfi
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Guaimar II was the duke of Amalfi, ruling alongside his father, Manso II
, and under the suzerainty of his namesake, Guaimar IV of Salerno
, from 1047, when his father first associated him, to his and his father's deposition in 1052 by his uncle, John II
, after the assassination of the prince of Salerno.
Manso II of Amalfi
Manso II the Blind was the duke of Amalfi on three separate occasions: from 1028 to 1029, from 1034 to 1038, and from 1043 to 1052. He was the second son of Sergius II and Maria, sister of Pandulf IV of Capua. His whole ducal career consisted of wars with his brother, John II, over the throne. The...
, and under the suzerainty of his namesake, Guaimar IV of Salerno
Guaimar IV of Salerno
Guaimar IV was Prince of Salerno , Duke of Amalfi , Duke of Gaeta , and Prince of Capua in Southern Italy over the period from 1027 to 1052. He was an important figure in the final phase of Byzantine authority in the Mezzogiorno and the commencement of Norman power...
, from 1047, when his father first associated him, to his and his father's deposition in 1052 by his uncle, John II
John II of Amalfi
John II was the duke of Amalfi from 1029 to 1069 with multiple interruptions. He was the son of Sergius II and Maria, sister of Pandulf IV of Capua. He was the last significant duke of Amalfi before the Norman conquest of 1073....
, after the assassination of the prince of Salerno.