Docibilis II, duca di Gaeta

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duca Docibilis II di Gaeta

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Italy
Death: between 954 and 957 (54-72)
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Son of Giovanni I, signore di Gaeta and .... di Gaeta
Husband of Orania di Gaeta
Father of Maria di Gaeta; Ioannes II, duke of Gaeta and Marinus, duca di Gaeta
Brother of Sichelgaita, dei duchi di Gaeta; Matrona di Gaeta; badessa Megalu di Gaeta and (+3) Theoctisa, Bona, Maru.
Half brother of Petrus Mirus di Gaeta; Leo di Gaeta and Constantine di Gaeta

Managed by: Carl Gustav Verbraeken
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About Docibilis II, duca di Gaeta

Docibilis II (Italian: Docibile; c. 880 – c. 954) was the ruler of Gaeta, in one capacity or another, from 906 until his death. He was the son of the hypatus John I, who made him co-ruler in 906 or thereabouts. .. ...


DOCIBILIS [II], son of IOANNES I Lord of Gaeta & his wife --- ([890/95]-). His father associated him in the government of Gaeta in early 914, as shown by the charter dated Jun 914 which records the consent of "domni Iohannis et domni Docibili…ypati"[2367]. 914-54. A charter dated Jun 933 records a donation with the consent of "domni Iohannis imperiali patricii et domni Docibili seu domni Iohannis…duces et ypati"[2368]. He succeeded his father as Lord [prefect/hypatos] of Gaeta. He was the first of his family recorded (for the first time in 933) as having used the title dux[2369]. The testament of Docibilis [II], dated May 954, names "Marino duci et…Gregorio et…Leone filiis meis"[2370].

m ORANIA, daughter of --- (-[Mar 949/May 954]). "Domno Docibili…duci et ypato seu domna Horanie ypatisse iugalibus" are named in a charter datd Mar 949[2371]. Stasser suggests that she was Orania of Naples, daughter of Ioannes II Duke of Naples & his wife ---[2372], based, it would seem, only on her husband´s testament dated May 954 mentioning land in Cimiterio and Liburia in the duchy of Naples "qui fuit de Oraniæ ducissæ bonæ memoriæ uxori meæ"[2373].

  Docibilis [II] & his wife had nine children: