Siconulf of Salerno

[1] In response to Sicard's murder, the people of Salerno proclaimed Siconulf prince in opposition to Radelchis.

At the time Radelchis was holding Siconulf prisoner in Taranto.

The war lasted ten years, during which the Saracen ravages worsened and churches were despoiled.

Finally, in 849, the king of Italy, Louis II, came down into Southern Italy and confirmed the division of the Beneventan principality, forcing the two rivals to sign a peace and making Siconulf prince of Salerno.

The major cities in the new principality were Taranto, Cassano Irpino, Paestum, Conza, Sarno, Cimitile (Nola), Capua, Teano, and Sora.

Siconulf's effigy on a solidus minted during his rule in Salerno