Rainulf Drengot

Rainulf Drengot (dead in 1045) was a Norman adventurer. 

In 1016, Rainulf went in the South Italy where he was a mercenary. In 1030, Drengot was the first count of Aversa (near Naples) and was married to the duke of Naples’s daughter. 

 Sources 
 Amatus of Montecassino, History of the Normans 
 William of Apulia, The Deeds of Robert Guiscard Books One , Two , Three, Four, Five (Word Documents). 
 Ferdinand Chalandon, Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile, Paris, 1907. 
 John Julius Norwich, The Normans in the South (1016-1130), Longmans : London, 1967. 

 Other websited 
 "Sicily/Naples, Nobility (Conti d'Aversa)" 
 Norman World : The first Norman rulers  

Category:Normans
Category:Mercenaries
Category:11th-century people