Principality of Salerno

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Principality of Salerno Principatus Salerni (Latin)
851–1077
Calvary cross potent motif was usually minted on coins by various princes
The Principality of Salerno, in red, during the reign of Peter in the 9th century.
Capital	Salerno
Official languages	Latin
Government	Monarchy
Prince
• 840–851	Siconulf (first)
• 1052–1077	Gisulf II (last)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Emperor Louis II ends a civil war in Benevento by decreeing that the duchy be split into two distinct principates - Benevento and Salerno	851
• The principality is under the rule of "foreigners"	978-983
• The city and principality are conquered by the Normans	1077
Currency	Monetazione di Salerno
Preceded by Succeeded by Principality of Benevento Principality of Capua Kingdom of Sicily
Today part of	Italy

The Principality of Salerno (Latin: Principatus Salerni) was a medieval Southern Italian state, formed in 851 out of the Principality of Benevento after a decade-long civil war. It was centred on the port city of Salerno. Although it owed allegiance at its foundation to the Carolingian emperor, it was de facto independent throughout its history and alternated its allegiance between the Carolingians and their successors in the West and the Byzantine emperors in the east.^[1]