He also brought the formerly Lombard counties of Alife, Telese and Sant'Agata dei Goti and the castles of Airola and Tocco Caudio[1] under his control, dominating the region between Capua and Benevento (a Papal fief).
He passed this territorial lordship on intact to his heirs, and it remained in their possession until the death of his grandson and namesake, Ranulf II, in 1139.
[2] Ranulf also accompanied Jordan on a diplomatic journey to Rome in 1078, where both nephew and uncle were reconciled with Pope Gregory VII for past encroachments on Papal territory and the ban of excommunication on them was lifted.
After defeating Abelard, Gradilone and Baldovino, Robert went to Salerno in July 1079, and then to Sarno, where he made peace with Prince Jordan and Count Ranulf.
[7] They had one daughter, who married Duke Gualganus of Gaeta,[9] and two sons: Robert (floruit 1086–1116), who succeeded to Ranulf's counties, and Richard (fl.