Sico (
c.758 – 832) was the
Lombard Prince of Benevento from the 817 to his own death.
Life
thumb|left|A [[Solidus (coin)|solidus bearing Sico's effigy on the obverse and the
Archangel Michael on the reverse]]
Before becoming the Prince of Benevento, he had been the
gastald of
Acerenza. On the assassination of
Grimoald IV, Sico succeeded to the princely throne. He made the same empty pledges of tribute and fealty to the
Emperor Louis the Pious which Grimoald had made.
Sico tried to extend the principality at the expense of
Byzantium. He besieged
Naples at an unknown date (perhaps
c.831), but could not take the city. He did, however, remove the body of the Neapolitan patron saint,
Januarius, who was originally from Benevento. It was also Sico who founded a line of
rulers at Capua by bestowing that ancient fortress on
Landulf I as gastald. Landulf honoured his benefactor by naming his first castle
Sicopolis.
Children
When Sico died he was succeeded by his son
Sicard. His daughter Itta (also spelled Ita or Itana) married
Guy I,
Duke of Spoleto. Sico is sometimes numbered "Sico I" and
Sico of Salerno is numbered "Sico II".