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9th-century Italian prince
Sico
(
c.
758 ? 832)
[1]
was the
Lombard
Prince of Benevento
from 817 to his death.
Before becoming the Prince of Benevento, he had been the
gastald
of
Acerenza
. On the assassination of
Grimoald IV
, Sico succeeded to the princely throne. He made the same empty pledges of tribute and fealty to the
Emperor
Louis the Pious
which Grimoald had made.
Sico tried to extend the principality at the expense of
Byzantium
. He besieged
Naples
at an unknown date (perhaps c. 831), but could not take the city. He did, however, remove the body of the Neapolitan patron saint,
Januarius
, who was originally from Benevento. It was also Sico who founded a line of
rulers at Capua
by bestowing that ancient fortress on
Landulf I
as gastald. Landulf honoured his benefactor by naming his first castle
Sicopolis
.
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When Sico died he was succeeded by his son
Sicard
. His daughter Itta (also spelled Ita or Itana) married
Guy I
,
Duke of Spoleto
. Sico is sometimes numbered "Sico I" and
Sico of Salerno
is numbered "Sico II".
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