Mastalus II of Amalfi

Mastalus II (Italian: Mastalo) (died 958) was the first duke of Amalfi from 957 until his death.

He succeeded his father, John, as patricius in 953, when he was still a minor.[1] He came of age in 957 and was elected dux, raising him to equal rank with the Dukes of Gaeta and Naples. In the next year, he was assassinated[a] by Sergius of Musco Comite family on the Monte di Scala.

Notes

  1. ^ Kreutz mentions the assassination of Mastalus II in 958, but names no conspirator.[2]

References

  1. ^ Skinner 2013, p. 254.
  2. ^ Kreutz 1970, p. 137.

Sources

  • Kreutz, Barbara M. (1970). Amalfi and Salerno in the early Middle Ages. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Skinner, Patricia (2013). Medieval Amalfi and Its Diaspora, 800-1250. Oxford University Press.254


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