Gisulf II (Gisulph) of Salerno, Prince of Salerno^[1]

1052 - 1077  (25 years)

• Name	Gisulf II (Gisulph) of Salerno
  Suffix	Prince of Salerno
  Acceded	1042
  	co-prince with his father
  	He was made co-prince with his father in 1042 while very young and, only a decade later, his father was assassinated in the harbour of his capital by four brothers, sons of Pandulf V of Capua and inlaws of Guaimar, who had been goaded into the act by the Byzantine partisans of Amalfi. Young Gisulf was taken captive by the assassins, but soon his uncle, Guy, the duke of Sorrento, had garnered a Norman army and was besieging Salerno. Guy took captive the assassins' families and negotiated the freedom of Gisulf. Soon the city had surrendered and Guy and the Normans paid homage to Gisulf, who confirmed their titles and lands. The rocky start to his reign was merely an indication of its character, for Gisulf held a grudge against the Amalfitans who initiated the slaying of his father. He also, for reasons unknown, came to hate the Normans as barbarians and spent his whole reign in opposition to them.
  Birth	1052
  Gender	Male
  Death	1077
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisulf_II_of_Salerno
  Person ID	I63972	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Guaimar IV of Salerno,   b. Abt 1013   d. 2 Jun 1052 or 3 Jun 1052 (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Gemma   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1032
  Family ID	F551618798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gemma   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551618800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the free encyclopedia).