Drogo of Hauteville, called Drogon de Hauteville in French and Drogone D'Altavilla in Italian, succeeded his brother, with whom he arrived in southern Italy c.1035, Count William Iron Arm, as the leader of the Normans of Melfi. He adopted the titular Dux et magister Italiae comesque Normannorum totius Apuliae et Calabriae, translating "Duke and Master of Italy and Count of the Normans of all Apulia and Calabria", the first legitimate comital title for a Hauteville, for it was confirmed by Emperor Henry III. Before this, he was lord of Venosa, which he received in the partition of the conquered lands. Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. ... William, called Iron Arm; also called Guillaume Bras-de-fer in French and Guglielmo Braccio-di-ferro in Italian; was a Norman adventurer, the eldest of 12 sons of Tancred of Hauteville, who, along with his two younger brothers Drogo and Humphrey, journeyed to the Mezzogiorno in the first half... Norman may refer to: the Normans, the Norman people. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria in Southern Italy from the 11th century to the 12th century: Counts 1043-1059, Dukes 1059-1127 William I Iron Arm 1042-1046 Drogo 1046-1051 Humphrey 1051-1057 Robert Guiscard 1057-1085 Roger 1085-1111 William II 1111-1127 Categories: Lists of... Henry III (1017-1056) was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. ... Venosa is a town in the Potenza in the Basilicata region in southern Italy, with a population of around 12,500. ...

During his reign, his half-brother Robert Guiscard arrived in the Mezzogiorno (1047). He was married to Gaitelgrima, a daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and sister of Sichelgaita, the later wife of Robert Guiscard. Robert Guiscard (i. ... The Mezzogiorno or Southern Italy is the area of Italy south of Rome. ... Events William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Births Deaths October 9 - Pope Clement II Categories: 1047 ... Guaimar IV (also Waimar, Gaimar, Guaimaro, or Guaimario) (c. ... Sikelgaita (1040-April 16, 1090) was a Lombard princess, the second wife of Robert Guiscard. ...

He died and was succeed by his younger brother Humphrey in 1051. Humphrey, called Onfroi de Hauteville in French and Umfredo Daltavilla in Italian, succeeded his older brother Drogo as count of Apulia and Calabria in 1051. ...

William, called Iron Arm; also called Guillaume Bras-de-fer in French and Guglielmo Braccio-di-ferro in Italian; was a Norman adventurer, the eldest of 12 sons of Tancred of Hauteville, who, along with his two younger brothers Drogo and Humphrey, journeyed to the Mezzogiorno in the first half... List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria in Southern Italy from the 11th century to the 12th century: Counts 1043-1059, Dukes 1059-1127 William I Iron Arm 1042-1046 Drogo 1046-1051 Humphrey 1051-1057 Robert Guiscard 1057-1085 Roger 1085-1111 William II 1111-1127 Categories: Lists of... // Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks. ... -1... Humphrey, called Onfroi de Hauteville in French and Umfredo Daltavilla in Italian, succeeded his older brother Drogo as count of Apulia and Calabria in 1051. ...

See Also

• History of the Norman World