Duchy of Naples

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The Duchy of Naples was a medieval maritime state in southern Italy that evolved from a Byzantine outpost into a largely autonomous duchy centered on the city of Naples.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
maritime republic
medieval state
achievedAutonomyFrom Byzantine Empire
alliedWith Byzantine Empire
Papal States
autonomyPeriod 9th century
capital Naples
commonName Naples
conflictWith Lombards
Saracens
conqueredBy Normans
Roger II of Sicily
continent Europe
country Italy
currency ducat
solidus
economy commerce in the Tyrrhenian Sea
maritime trade
endTime 1137
event Norman conquest of Southern Italy
firstRuler Basil
followedBy County of Sicily
Norman Kingdom of Sicily
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
foundedBy Byzantine Empire
governmentType hereditary duchy
importantPort Naples
language Greek
Latin
Neapolitan
laterPartOf Kingdom of Sicily
Norman Kingdom of Sicily
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
locatedIn Southern Italy
neighboringEntity Duchy of Amalfi
Duchy of Gaeta
Principality of Benevento
linked to: Duchy of Benevento

Principality of Salerno
notableRuler Gregory IV of Naples
John I of Naples
Sergius I of Naples
Stephen II of Naples
originatedAs Byzantine outpost
partOf Byzantine Empire
Theme of Sicily
politicalStatus de facto independent duchy
nominal Byzantine dependency
precededBy Byzantine Italy
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Duke of Naples
startTime 661

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lombard principalities hasPart Duchy of Naples (Lombard-influenced)
linked to: Duchy of Naples
Pope John VIII opponent Duchy of Naples (when allied with Saracens)
linked to: Duchy of Naples
Principality of Salerno borderedBy Duchy of Naples
Principality of Capua borderedBy Duchy of Naples
Rainulf Drengot militaryAllegiance Duchy of Naples
Duchy of Amalfi precededBy Byzantine Duchy of Naples
linked to: Duchy of Naples
Duchy of Amalfi followedBy Duchy of Naples
Duchy of Amalfi rival Duchy of Naples
Republic of Gaeta rival Duchy of Naples
Romania (Byzantine Italy) includedRegion Duchy of Naples