Mastalus II of Amalfi
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Mastalus II (died 957) was the first duke of Amalfi from 957 until his death.

He succeeded his father as patricius in 953, when he was still a minor. He came of age in 957 and was elected dux
Dux
Dux is Latin for leader and later for Duke and its variant forms ....

, raising him to equal rank with the Dukes of Gaeta and Naples. In the next year, he was assassinated by Sergius
Sergius I of Amalfi
Sergius I was the second Duke of Amalfi and first of the Musco Comite family.In 958, Sergius, a citizen of the city of Amalfi, assassinated the first duke, Mastalus II and usurped the throne. In order to establish a ducal dynasty as in Naples and Gaeta, he immediately associated his son Manso I...

 of Musco Comite family on the Monte di Scala.

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