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Ranulf II (or Rainulf II, Italian: Rainulfo; died 30 April 1139) was the count of Alife and Caiazzo, and duke of Apulia. He was a member of the Italo-Norman Drengot family which dominated the Principality of Capua for most of the century between 1050 and 1150.
Apr 26, 2022 · Ranulf II (also spelled Rannoux, Rannulf, Ramnulf, and Ranulph) (850 – 5 August 890) was Count of Poitou from 866 and Duke of Aquitaine from 887. On the death of Charles the Fat in 888, he styled himself King of Aquitaine and did so until 889 or his death, after which the title fell into abeyance.
- Poitiers, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
- circa 850
The Battle of Nocera or Scafati was the first major battle of Roger II of Sicily and the first of his two major defeats (the other being the Battle of Rignano) at the hands of Count Ranulf of Alife.
- 24 July 1132
- Defeat of Roger II of Sicily
Ranulf II (also spelled Rannoux, Rannul f, Ramnulf, and Ranulph) (850 - 5 August 890) was Count of Poitou from 866 and Duke of Aquitaine from 887. On the death of Charles the Fat in 888, he styled himself King of Aquitaine and did so until 889 or his death, after which the title fell into abeyance.
Ranulf I, count of Aversa (1030-1045) Asclettin, count of Acerenza. Asclettin, count of Aversa (1045) Ranulf II. Richard; Robert, count of Alife and Caiazzo (1086-1115) Ranulf III, count of Alife and Caiazzo (1108-1139) and duke of Apulia (1137-1139) Robert; Richard, count of Rupecanina, today Raviscanina. Andrew, count of Rupecanina, today ...
Ranulf II (or Rainulf II, Italian: Rainulfo; died 30 April 1139) was the count of Alife and Caiazzo, and duke of Apulia. He was a member of the Italo-Norman Drengot family which dominated the Principality of Capua for most of the century between 1050 and 1150. Ranulf's wife, Matilda, was the sister of King Roger II of Sicily.
On 30 October 1137, Ranulf was the recently appointed duke of Apulia, with a contingent of 800 German troops on loan from the Emperor Lothair II, and his adversaries were not only Roger, but his erstwhile ally Sergius. In 1134, Roger had appointed his eldest legitimate son, Roger, duke of Apulia.
