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.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
maritime republic
medieval state
achievedAutonomyFrom Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
alliedWith Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Papal States NERFINISHED
autonomyPeriod 9th century
capital Naples NERFINISHED
commonName Naples NERFINISHED
conflictWith Lombards NERFINISHED
Saracens NERFINISHED
conqueredBy Normans NERFINISHED
Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Italy
currency ducat
solidus
economy commerce in the Tyrrhenian Sea
maritime trade
endTime 1137
event Norman conquest of Southern Italy NERFINISHED
firstRuler Basil NERFINISHED
followedBy County of Sicily NERFINISHED
Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
foundedBy Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary duchy
importantPort Naples NERFINISHED
language Greek
Latin
Neapolitan
laterPartOf Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
locatedIn Southern Italy NERFINISHED
neighboringEntity Duchy of Amalfi NERFINISHED
Duchy of Gaeta NERFINISHED
Principality of Benevento NERFINISHED
Principality of Salerno NERFINISHED
notableRuler Gregory IV of Naples NERFINISHED
John I of Naples NERFINISHED
Sergius I of Naples NERFINISHED
Stephen II of Naples NERFINISHED
originatedAs Byzantine outpost
partOf Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Theme of Sicily NERFINISHED
politicalStatus de facto independent duchy
nominal Byzantine dependency
precededBy Byzantine Italy NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Duke of Naples NERFINISHED
startTime 661

Referenced by (5)

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

Lombard principalities hasPart Duchy of Naples
this entity surface form: Duchy of Naples (Lombard-influenced)
Pope John VIII opponent Duchy of Naples
this entity surface form: Duchy of Naples (when allied with Saracens)
Principality of Salerno borderedBy Duchy of Naples
Principality of Capua borderedBy Duchy of Naples