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In the countryside, Crescentii castles concentrated a cluster of population that depended on them for their defense and were dependable armed members of the Crescentii clientage. After Sergius IV's death (1012), the Crescentii simply installed their candidate, Gregory, in the Lateran, without the assent of the cardinals. A struggle flared ...
Gaeta Cathedral, more formally the Cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcian and St. Mary of the Assumption (Italian: Cattedrale di Gaeta; Cattedrale dei Santi Erasmo e Marciano e di Santa Maria Assunta), is the most important place of Catholic worship in Gaeta, Italy, mother church of the archdiocese of the same name and seat of the parish of Mary Most Holy Assumed into Heaven (Italian: Maria ...
The Duchy of Gaeta (Latin: Ducatus Caietae) was an early medieval state centered on the coastal South Italian city of Gaeta. It began in the early ninth century as the local community began to grow autonomous as Byzantine power lagged in the Mediterranean and the peninsula due to Lombard and Saracen incursions.
In 1058, Gaeta was made subject to the count of Aversa, by then prince of Capua. Pandulf I (1032–1038) Pandulf II (1032–1038), co–duke; Leo II (1042), a member of the Docibilan family; Guaimar (1042–1045) Ranulf (1042–1045) Asclettin (1045) Atenulf I (1045–1062), also count of Aquino; Atenulf II (1062–1064), also count of Aquino
The bell tower of Gaeta Cathedral is located behind the building, in Pope Gelasius Square, overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. [1] Built in the Romanesque style with strong Arab-Norman influence, [2] [3] it is 57 meters high, [4] was built beginning in 1148 and was completed in 1279 with the construction of the apex tower.
The siege of Gaeta was a siege during the War of Polish Succession fought at Gaeta, Italy. The Habsburgs at Gaeta withstood four months of siege from the Bourbon armies under the Duke of Parma (the future Charles III of Spain). They were defeated on 6 August 1734 when the Spanish and French stormed the city.
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The Codex diplomaticus Caietanus (CDC) is an edited collection of documents (diplomas) pertaining to the south Italian city of Gaeta in the Middle Ages, from the eighth century to the fourteenth. The collection represents "for its geographically restricted range ... a relative abundance of sources". [ 1 ]