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Sergius IV (died after 1036) was
Duke of Naples from
1002 to
1036. He was one of the prime catalysts in the growth of
Norman power in the
Mezzogiorno in the first half of the
eleventh century. He was nominally a
Byzantine vassal, like
his father before him.
In
1024, he submitted to
Pilgrim, Archbishop of Cologne, when the latter was besieging
Capua on behalf of
Emperor Henry II, though his own duchy wasn't threatened. By this he acquired a reputation for weakness in the eyes of Prince
Pandulf IV of Capua, the Wolf of the Abruzzi, who had been defeated by Pilgrim. In
1026, Pandulf, returned from captivity, besieged his old capital, now ruled by
Pandulf V, the count of
Teano.
Basil Boiannes, the Greek
catapan of Italy, negotiated a surrender and gave Pandulf V safe conduct to Naples, where Sergius offered him asylum. By this, Sergius incurred Pandulf IV's enmity. In the next year (
1027), after Sergius' ally Boiannes was recalled, Pandulf attacked Naples and quickly captured it, some say by treachery. Pandulf V fled to
Rome and Sergius went into hiding.
For Sergius, however, fortune reversed itself when Pandulf IV was abandoned by his Norman ally,
Rainulf Drengot in
1029. Sergius and the
duke of Gaeta,
John V, sent an embassy to the Norman to ask his assistance in regaining the Neapolitan duchy. With Rainulf's help, Pandulf IV was chased from Naples and Sergius reinstated. Early in
1030, Sergius gave Rainulf the county of
Aversa as a fief, the first Norman principality in the region. Sergius also gave his sister in marriage to the new count.
In
1034, Pandulf IV instigated a revolt in
Sorrento and annexed it to Capua. In the same year, Sergius' sister died and Rainulf returned to Pandulf's side. Sergius retired to a
monastery, broken in spirit, and died soon afterwards. He was succeeded by his son John V.
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