Marinus II of Gaeta
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Marinus II was the son of Docibilis II of Gaeta
and Orania of Naples. He was made dux
of Fondi
by his father and his elder brother John II
recognised this title. After his brother Gregory
, who succeeded John, died, Marinus succeeded to the duchy of Gaeta and gave Fondi to his son Marinus
. He was succeeded by his son John III
and is the father of the Caetani
family.
Marinus is cited as Marinus consule dux Gaiete in a charter of 12 November 999 in which the Emperor Otto II ruled against him in a case with the Abbey of Montecassino.
Docibilis II of Gaeta
Docibilis II was the ruler of Gaeta, in one capacity or another, from 906 until his death. He was the son of the hypatus John I, who made him co-ruler in 906 or thereabouts....
and Orania of Naples. He was made dux
Dux
Dux is Latin for leader and later for Duke and its variant forms ....
of Fondi
Fondi
Fondi is a city and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. Before the construction of the highway between the latter cities in the late 1950s, Fondi had been an important settlement on the Roman Via Appia, which was the main connection from Rome to...
by his father and his elder brother John II
John II of Gaeta
John II was the duke of Gaeta, associated with his father Docibilis II and grandfather John I from 933 and sole ruler from the former's death in 954. His mother was Orania, of Neapolitan extraction...
recognised this title. After his brother Gregory
Gregory of Gaeta
Gregory was the Duke of Gaeta from 963 until his death. He was the second son of Docibilis II of Gaeta and his wife Orania. He succeeded his brother John II, who had left only daughters. Gregory rapidly depleted the publicum of the Duchy of Gaeta by doling it out to family members as grants...
, who succeeded John, died, Marinus succeeded to the duchy of Gaeta and gave Fondi to his son Marinus
Marinus II, Duke of Fondi
Marinus II was the second dux of Fondi after his father, Marinus I. He is an ancestor of the Caetani....
. He was succeeded by his son John III
John III of Gaeta
John III was the consul and duke of Gaeta from some time between October 984 and January 986 until his death.He was the eldest son of Marinus II, who succeeded his brother Gregory in 978 and immediately appointed John as co-duke in order to assure his inheritance, as the precedent of fraternal...
and is the father of the Caetani
Caetani
Caetani, or Gaetani, is the name of an Italian noble family princely family which played a great part in the history of Pisa and of Rome, principally via their close links to the papacy.-Origins:...
family.
Marinus is cited as Marinus consule dux Gaiete in a charter of 12 November 999 in which the Emperor Otto II ruled against him in a case with the Abbey of Montecassino.