Overview
The Principality of Salerno (Latin: Principatus Salerni) was a medieval Southern European state, formed in 851 out of the Principality of Benevento after a decade-long civil war. It was centred on the port city of Salerno. Although it owed allegiance at its foundation to the Carolingian emperor, it was de facto independent throughout its history and alternated its allegiance between the Carolingians and their successors in the West and the Byzantine emperors in the east.
Historical Periods
Principality of Salerno (840–879)
840 CE – 879 CE
Area: 17,669 km²
Principality of Salerno (880–969)
880 CE – 969 CE
Area: 17,622 km²
Principality of Salerno (970–979)
970 CE – 979 CE
Area: 5,279 km²
Principality of Salerno (990–1045)
990 CE – 1045 CE
Area: 5,352 km²
Principality of Salerno (1046–1055)
1046 CE – 1055 CE
Area: 5,641 km²
Principality of Salerno (1056–1065)
1056 CE – 1065 CE
Area: 5,617 km²
Principality of Salerno (1066–1071)
1066 CE – 1071 CE
Area: 5,449 km²
Principality of Salerno (1072–1084)
1072 CE – 1084 CE
Area: 5,449 km²