This is a list of Counts and Dukes of Apulia and Calabria in Southern Italy from the 11th century to the 12th century. The county was originally a creation of Guaimar IV of Salerno, who was acclaimed Duke of Apulia and Calabria by the Normans. He in turn created the Norman leader, a member of the famous Hauteville clan, count at Melfi. In 1047, the Emperor Henry III took away Guaimar's ducal title and christened the first count's successor Dux et Magister Italiae comesque Normannorum totius Apuliae et Calabriae and made him a direct vassal of the emperor. A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy or dukedom. ... This article is about the Italian region. ... View in Calabria. ... Southern Italy, often referred to in Italian as the Mezzogiorno (a term first used in 19th century in comparison with French Midi ) encompasses six of the countrys 20 regions: Basilicata Campania Calabria Puglia Sicilia Sardinia Sicilia although it is geographically and administratively included in Insular Italy, it has a... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Guaimar IV (also Waimar, Gaimar, Guaimaro, or Guaimario) (c. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Tancred of Hauteville (Hauteville-la-Guichard) was a norman noble, about whom little is known  ; his historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 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 ... Henry III (1017-1056) was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. ...

Counts of Apulia and Calabria

• William I Iron Arm 1042-1046
• Drogo 1046-1051
• Humphrey 1051-1057
• Robert Guiscard 1057-1059

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... Events April 18/April 19 - Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire attempts to remain sole Emperor by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe of Byzantium to a monastery. ... // Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks. ... Drogo of Hauteville, called Drogon de Hauteville in French and Drogone DAltavilla in Italian, succeeded his brother, with whom he arrived in southern Italy c. ... // Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks. ... -1... Humphrey of Hauteville, called Onfroi de Hauteville in French and Umfredo DAltavilla in Italian, succeeded his older brother Drogo as count of Apulia and Calabria in 1051. ... -1... Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ... Robert Guiscard (i. ... Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ...

Dukes of Apulia and Calabria

• Robert Guiscard 1059-1085
• Roger I Borsa 1085-1111
• William II 1111-1127

In 1127 the duchy passed to the count of Sicily. It was thereafter used intermittently as a title for the heir apparent. Robert Guiscard (i. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ... Events May 25 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain back from the Moors. ... Roger Borsa (1060/1061–February 22, 1111) was the son and successor of Robert Guiscard, the Norman conqueror of Southern Italy and Sicily. ... Events May 25 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain back from the Moors. ... Events The Synod of Rathbreasail marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan one Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders Births Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171) Andrei Bogolyubsky, prince of Vladimir... William II (1095-July 1127) was the duke of Apulia and Calabria from 1111 to 1127. ... Events The Synod of Rathbreasail marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan one Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders Births Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171) Andrei Bogolyubsky, prince of Vladimir... Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II. First coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily. ... The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154-1166 William II 1166-1189 Tancred...

• Roger II 1127-1134, also king of Sicily (1130-1154)
• Roger III 1134-1148, son of previous, opposed by . . .
  • Ranulf 1137-1139, candidate of Pope Innocent II and the Emperor Lothair II
• William III 1148-1154, also king of Sicily (1154-1166)
• Roger IV 1154-1161, son of previous

The title was left vacant after the death of Roger IV. It may have been revived for a short-lived son of William II. It was revived by King Tancred for his eldest son in 1189. Roger II (1093-1154), son and successor of Roger I, began his rule in 1112. ... Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II. First coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily. ... Events Baalbeck taken by Genghis Khan House of Brandenburg begins when Albrecht the Bear is made head of the Nordmark St. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... Roger III (1118 – 2 or 12 May 1148), duke of Apulia from 1134, was the eldest son of King Roger II of Sicily. ... Events Baalbeck taken by Genghis Khan House of Brandenburg begins when Albrecht the Bear is made head of the Nordmark St. ... Events Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona conquered Tortosa in posetion of the moors. ... Ranulf II (or Rainulf, Italian: Rainolfo dAlife; died 30 April 1139) was the count of Alife and Caiazzo, and for a contested period, Duke of Apulia. ... // Groups BL1137 is the (now defunct) Unix group at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ where Unix and C were invented. ... July 26, Independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León and Castile declared after the Battle of Ourique against the Almoravids lead by Ali ibn Yusuf: Prince Afonso Henriques becomes Afonso I, King of Portugal, after assembling the first assembly of the estates-general of Portugal at Lamego, where... Pope Innocent II (died September 24, 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was Pope from 1130 to 1143, and was probably one of the clergy in personal attendance on the antipope Clement III (Guibert of Ravenna). ... William I (d. ... Events Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona conquered Tortosa in posetion of the moors. ... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... // Events Marko III succeeds Yoannis V as patriarch of Alexandria. ... Roger IV (1152–1161) was the eldest son of William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre. ... King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21. ... Events Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... William II crowned by Christ, mosaic in Monreale Cathedral. ... Tancred (d. ... Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ...

• Bohemond 1181
• Roger V 1189-1193

Bohemond or Boamund is the only recorded son of William II of Sicily and his wife Joanna of England. ... Events Jayavarman VII assumes control of the Khmer kingdom. ... Roger III (1175-1194) was the son and heir of Tancred of Sicily. ... Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... // Saladin dies, and the lands of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and Syria are split among his descendants. ...

See also

• Kingdom of Sicily
• History of Italy

The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... United in 1861, Italy has significantly contributed to the cultural and social development of the entire Mediterranean area, deeply influencing European culture as well. ...

External links

• History of the Norman World