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Though his birth date is unknown, he was old enought to wage war to maintain his principality when, in 1135, his father gave the principality of Capua to him, thus dethroning the rebellious reigning prince, Robert II , of the House of Drengot . This action effectually brought Capua into the sphere of Hauteville power, though Roger attended Alfonso's enthronement as suzerain, not ruler. On 25 July 1139 , by the Accord of Mignano, he received the papal recognition of Innocent II , taking up the same position ''vis-a-vis'' the papacy which the old Drengot princes long held. On the death of Sergius VII Of Naples , who had thrown open his city's gates to Roger II, he was elected duke of Naples. In April 1140 , with his elder brother Roger , whom their father had made Duke Of Apulia , he invaded the Abruzzo , conquering much land in the Papal States (Innocent II had excommunicated his father). He stretched his dominion as far as the Pescara and Tronto rivers. In the south, his domains extended to Ceprani in Campania . He died on 10 October 1144 during a second invasion with his brother of the Papal territory. This time in Latium , against Pope Lucius II , where they marched on Rieti and Amitenno . SOURCES
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