Dipold, Count of Acerra

Dipold, Count of Acerra in an illustration from the Liber ad honorem Augusti by Petrus de Ebulo, 1196.

Dipold[a] (fl. 1191–1221),[1] known in German as Diepold (or Dietpold) von Schweinspünt,[b] was a German ministerialis who was raised to the Duchy of Spoleto in 1209. Of Bavarian origin, he was a reputed younger son of Berthold II of Vohburg[2] and Adelaide of Ballenstedt. He was originally a vassal of the count of Lechsgemünd. His career in the Mezzogiorno was marked by continual raids and sieges, battles, and sacks recounted in exhaustive detail by Richard of San Germano, a monk of the abbey whose lands were especially hard hit.


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  1. ^ Perhaps 26 December 1225.
  2. ^ According to the Dizionario, he was not the margrave of Vohburg as sometimes claimed. He was confounded with Diepold VII of Vohburg by T. Toeche, an error already clarified by E. Winkelmann in 1876.