At Nocera on 24 July 1132, Ranulf was allied with
Robert II of Capua and
Sergius VII of Naples and he was a mere rebel, fighting the
king of Sicily. On 30 October 1137, Ranulf was the recently appointed
duke of Apulia, with a contingent of 800 German troops on loan from the
Emperor Lothair II, and his adversaries were not only Roger, but his erstwhile ally Sergius.
At Nocera on 24 July 1132, Ranulf was allied with
Robert II of Capua and
Sergius VII of Naples and he was a mere rebel, fighting the
king of Sicily. On 30 October 1137, Ranulf was the recently appointed
duke of Apulia, with a contingent of 800 German troops on loan from the
Emperor Lothair II, and his adversaries were not only Roger, but his erstwhile ally Sergius.