5-420: Andrew II may refer to: Andrew II of Naples , duke of Naples from 834 to 840 Andrew II, Baron of Vitré ( c. 1150–1210/11) Andrew II of Hungary ( c. 1177–1235) Andrew II, Archbishop of Antivari (died 1462) See also [ edit ] Andrei II of Vladimir , ( c. 1222–1264), third son of Yaroslav II [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Andrew II of Naples Andrew II was the duke of Naples from 834 to 840. During his reign, he was constantly at war with the Lombards and he allowed Gaeta , his vassal, to move towards independence under its own consuls. In September 834, Andrew overthrew his son-in-law, Duke Leo, who had only been in power for six months. He immediately ceased paying
15-559: The duchies of Amalfi and Sorrento on 4 July. It was supposed to be a five-year armistice during which merchants of the various coastal Greek cities were free to travel unmolested through the Principality of Benevento . However, the war continued, especially between Andrew and Sicard. In a war of 837, Andrew called in the Saracens again. Between July and August 839, Sicard died and Andrew, ever fearful of warring Lombards, called on
20-403: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_II&oldid=1215186272 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-579: The tribute to Prince Sicard of Benevento . In response, Sicard besieged Naples from May through July in 835, but reached a peace with the duke. In 836, he besieged Naples again despite their pact. Andrew garnered the ignominy of being the first to call in Saracen mercenaries to the Italian peninsula. The consequences of such an action were far-reaching. He signed the Pactum Sicardi with Sicard and
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