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 Abt 1013 - 1052 (~ 39 years)
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| Name |
Guaimar IV of Salerno |
| Birth |
Abt 1013 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
2 Jun 1052 or 3 Jun 1052 |
| Cause: assassinated |
| Notes |
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaimar_IV_of_Salerno
- (Medical): on 3 June 1052, Guaimar was assassinated in the harbour of his capital. The four assassins were the brothers of his wife Gemma. Guaimar's brother Pandulf of Capaccio was also killed, but Guy of Sorrento escaped while Guaimar's sister and niece were locked up. The brothers-in-law seized the city and elected Pandulf, eldest among them, prince.
Guy fled to the Normans and soon the four conspirators were besieged in Salerno by a large Norman force and Guy's Sorrentine army. The assassins' families soon fell into their enemies' hands and they negotiated their release by releasing Gisulf, Guaimar's son and heir, to Guy. Guy accepted their surrender soon after, promising not to harm them. The Normans, however, who maintained they were not bound by Guy's oath, massacred the four brothers and thirty-six others, one for each stab wound found in Guaimar's body. Thus the Normans showed their loyalty to Guaimar even after his death.
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| Person ID |
I63968 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
| Family |
Gemma d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
Bef 1032 |
| Children |
| | 1. Sikelgaita (Sichelgaita), Lombard princess, b. 1040 d. 16 Apr 1090 (Age 50 years) |
| | 2. John IV d. 1039 |
| | 3. Gisulf II (Gisulph) of Salerno, Prince of Salerno, b. 1052 d. 1077 (Age 25 years) |
| | 4. Landulf, Lord of Policastro d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Guy d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. John, Abbot of Curte d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Guaimar d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F551618798 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
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| Photos |
 | map Italy 1000 AD
The Principality of Salerno as it existed in Guaimar's time. Guaimar extended his suzerainty over the Duchy of Amalfi and Principality of Capua and also over much of the purple-shaded lands belonging to Byzantium. |
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| Sources |
- [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
the free encyclopedia).
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