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Guaimar III of Salerno

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220: 77:. The eldest was Guy, who ruled as co-ruler with his father from January 984 to 988. Sometime between January and March 989, John made Guaimar co-regent. In 994 (also given as 998 or 999), his father died and he became sole ruler. 161:
In 1015, Guaimar made his eldest son by his first wife, Porpora of Tabellaria (d.c.1010), co-prince as John III. In 1018, however, John died. Guaimar then made co-prince his eldest son by his second wife,
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force. Guaimar promptly offered the Normans numerous incentives to stay, but to no avail. Before they left, however, the Normans promised to spread the word about the need for fighting men in the south.
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pirates. The Salernitans were afraid to offer battle, but the Normans were not. Soon their bravery drew out the Salernitans and together they routed the
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from around 994 to his death. Under his reign, Salerno entered an era of great splendour.
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stopped at the port of Salerno. While they were staying there, the city was attacked by
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of Capua by his uncle and later duke of Sorrento by his elder brother. His third son,
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and sometimes numbered Guaimar IV) (c. 983 – 1027Γ—31) was the
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in 1018, he discreetly transferred his allegiance to the
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Index

Lombard prince
Salerno
Amalfi
Gaeta
Sorrento
Byzantine
Apulia
Calabria
John II of Salerno
Norman
Jerusalem
Saracen
Muslim
Lombard
Mezzogiorno
Melus of Bari
catapan
Basil Mesardonites
Holy Roman Emperor
Henry II
defeat at Cannae
Byzantine Emperor
Basil II
Conrad II
Pandulf IV of Capua
Ranulf Drengot
catepan of Italy
Boioannes
Gaitelgrima
Guaimar

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