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. He was a minor noble near Coutances in the Cotentin (Normandy), but it is not even certain which of the 3 villages called Hauteville he held. Various legends later arose about him which have no supporting contemporary evidence. The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ... Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... The Cotentin Peninsula juts out into the English Channel from Normandy towards England, forming part of the north-west coast of France. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ...

He had 12 sons by his two wives, and several daughters, almost all of whom left Normandy for southern Italy and acquired some prominence there.

By his first wife Muriel he had 5 sons:

• Serlo of Hauteville (stayed in Normandy), count of Hauteville (1041) ;
• William Iron-Arm, count of Apulia (1042-1046) ;
• Drogo, count of Apulia 1046-1051 ;
• Humphrey, count of Apulia 1051-1057 ;
• Godfrey of Loritello, count of Loritello (Italy) ;

By his second wife Fressenda (or Fredesenda) he had 7 sons and at least 1 daughter: Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Revolt at Worcester against the naval taxes of Harthacanute. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search Apulia (official Italian name: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Drogo, called Dreux de Hauteville or Drogon dApulie in French and Drogone Daltavilla in Italian, succeeded his brother, with whom he arrived in southern Italy c. ... -1... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Events King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. ...

• Robert Guiscard, count of Apulia (1057), duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily (1059-1085) ;
• Mauger of Hauteville, count of Capitanate (1056-1059) ;
• Willerm, Guillerm (? ; Willermus in latin), count of the Principate ;
• Alvared (Alveredus in latin), stayed in Normandy ;
• Humbert (stayed in Normandy) ;
• Tancred (stayed in Normandy) ;
• Roger I of Sicily, count of Sicily in 1062 ;
• Fressenda, who married Richard Ier d'Aversa (dead in 1078), count of Aversa and Prince of Capua ;

For the Tancred who participated in the First Crusade, who is sometimes also called Tancred of Hauteville, see Tancred, Prince of Galilee. For the Tancred who was King of Sicily in the late 12th century, see Tancred of Sicily. Jump to: navigation, search Robert Guiscard (i. ... Jump to: navigation, search Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language. ... 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. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Jump to: navigation, search Roger I (1031 – June 22, 1101), Norman ruler of Sicily, was the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language. ... Events Founding of Marrakech The Almoravids overrun Morocco and establish a kingdom from Spain to Senegal. ... Events Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of Le Bec William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built Births Deaths Categories: 1078 ... This article needs cleanup. ... Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere) was the chief ancient city of Campania, and one of the most important towns of ancient Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Neapolis, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. ... Jump to: navigation, search The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ... Tancred (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality of Antioch and Prince of Galilee. ... 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... (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. ... Tancred (d. ...