Raynald or Reginald Ridell was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1086 until his death. He was a son and successor of Geoffrey Ridell

Geoffrey Ridell

Geoffrey Ridel was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua from 1067 or 1068.In 1061, he was one of the leaders of the first Norman campaign in Sicily. In 1067, he was appointed duke of Gaeta. He was the first Norman duke since William of Montreuil and the populace did not like him...

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His reign marked a political separation between Gaeta

Gaeta

Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....

 the city and Pontecorvo

Pontecorvo

Pontecorvo is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Its population is 13,400.- History :The village lies under Rocca Guglielma, a medieval fortification perched on an inaccessible spur...

, a massive rural castle where the Ridells resided. They ruled the countryside from Pontecorvo and took little interest in the affairs of the Hellenic and urban Gaeta, where they were largely unwelcome. Raynald did not ruled long and was succeeded by his only son, Gualganus

Gualganus Ridell

Gualganus , surnamed Ridel, Ridell, or Ridello, was the Duke of Gaeta as a vassal of the Prince of Capua in the late 1080s until 1091. He was a son and successor of Raynald Ridell....

, a minor, before 1091.

Sources

• Skinner, Patricia. Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139. Cambridge University Press: 1995.
• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Southern Italy.