prince in opposition to Radelchis. This was the beginning of a civil war which was to last more than a decade. In 841, Radelchis brought in the aid of Saracen...

Radelchis II (died 907) was the prince of Benevento from 881 to 900 with a long interruption during which the Byzantines and Spoletans vied for the principality...

rival dukes of Benevento, Radelchis I and Siconulf, to make peace. His mediation split the Lombard duchy and gave Radelchis his share with Benevento as...

related to Adelchis of Benevento. Adelchis (died May 878) was the son of Radelchis I, Prince of Benevento, and successor of his brother Radelgar in 854....

brother, Siconulf, was proclaimed prince in Salerno while the assassin Radelchis took the throne in Benevento. After 10 years of civil war, Emperor Louis...

themselves. In the year 840, Siconulf, lord of Salerno, fighting with Radelchis and Landulf, lords of Benevento and Capua, called to his aid the Saracens...

in 847, who had been part of the mercenary garrison installed there by Radelchis I of Benevento. The city was conquered and the emirate extinguished in...

assassinated by Radelchis in 839, the people of Salerno promptly proclaimed his brother, Siconulf, prince. War raged between Radelchis and Siconulf until...

by Radelchis. In response to Sicard's murder, the people of Salerno proclaimed Siconulf prince in opposition to Radelchis. At the time Radelchis was...

gastald. In 839, the prince of Benevento, Sicard, was assassinated by Radelchis I of Benevento, who took over the throne. Sicard's brother Siconulf was...

Prince (832–839) Radelchis I, Prince (839–851) Radelgar, Prince (851–854) Adelchis, Prince (854–878) Waifer, Prince (878–881) Radelchis II, Prince (881–884...

from Minori, Italy[1]. Sicard was assassinated in 839 and the treasurer Radelchis immediately proclaimed himself prince. But Sicard's brother, Siconulf...

817–832 Sico I 832–839 Sicard 839–851 Radelchis I 851–854 Radelgar 854–878 Adelchis 878–881 Waifer 881–884 Radelchis II (deposed) 884–890 Aiulf II 890–891...

and then Spoletan control. He conquered it from the once-deposed Prince Radelchis II in 899 and was acclaimed prince in Santa Sofia in Benevento in January...

Radelgar was the eldest son of Radelchis I of Benevento and he succeeded him as Prince of Benevento on his death in 851. Radelgar's mother was Caretrude...

period for the independent principality. He deposed his elder brother, Radelchis II, in 884 or 885 at a time when the Byzantines, under Nicephorus Phocas...

rule of Muhammad Abul Abbas took Messina, Sicily. Around the same time Radelchis and Siconulf, rivals engaged in civil war over the Principality of Benevento...

the Neapolitans in order to be able to fully enter the war against Radelchis. Radelchis called in Saracen mercenaries and they sacked Capua in 841. The ruins...

His rule was recognized in Benevento after the restoration of Prince Radelchis II in 897. However, Lambert still had to face Berengar of Friuli and the...

Lombard prince of Capua, conquers the Duchy of Benevento. He deposes Duke Radelchis II and unites the two southern Lombard duchies in Mezzogiorno (Southern...

occupiers of Bari, for example, appear to have served as mercenaries of Radelchis I of Benevento. The Emirate of Bari, which existed from 847 to 871,: 209 ...

Succeeded by Alberic I Margrave of Camerino 889–897 Vacant Byzantine rule Title last held by Ursus Prince of Benevento 895–897 Succeeded by Radelchis II...

assassinated and Radelchis usurped the throne, Guaifer helped release Siconulf, the dead prince's brother, and supported him in his war with Radelchis for the...

initially concentrated their attacks on Sicily and Byzantine Italy, but soon Radelchis I of Benevento called in more mercenaries, who destroyed Capua in 841...

Herbert I, Frankish nobleman Isma'il ibn Ahmad, emir of the Samanid Empire Radelchis II, Lombard prince Rudesind I, bishop of Dumium (Spain) Aventius, Johannes...

aristocracy, who had the power to choose a prince. In 839, some chose Radelchis I, the treasurer and assassin, and some chose Siconulf of Salerno, who...

Regnal titles Preceded by Adelchis Prince of Benevento 878–881 Succeeded by Radelchis II...

establishing peace between the Lombard princes Siconulf of Salerno and Radelchis I of Benevento. In 850, Sergius attempted (successfully) to make the duchy...

Capua was sacked and completely destroyed by Saracens in the pay of Radelchis I of Benevento. Landulf and his eldest son, Lando I, took the initiative...

capital of the thema of Langobardia. His epitaphium says: Ursus . . . splendida progenies . . . hunc genuit princeps Bardorum stemmate clarus Radelchis....