Geoffrey Ridell

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Geoffrey Ridel or Ridell (Italian: Goffredo Ridello; died 1084) was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1067.^[1]

In 1061, he was one of the leaders of the first Norman campaign in Sicily. In 1067, he was appointed duke of Gaeta. He was the first Norman duke since William of Montreuil and the populace did not like him. Electing their own civil government, they expelled Geoffrey, who continued to rule the country side as duke from his castle at Pontecorvo. Geoffrey was succeeded by his son Reginald. His daughter, Eva or Anna, married John VI of Naples.

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1. ^ Or 1068.

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• Amatus of Montecassino. Ystoire de li Normant.
• Leo of Ostia and Peter the Deacon. Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis.
• Chalandon, Ferdinand. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie. Paris, 1907.
• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Southern Italy.

Preceded by Danimbold

Duke of Gaeta 1067 – 1084

Succeeded by Reginald