Roussel de Bailleul

Type Figure Region Anatolia Time c. 1040–1087 Also known as Roussel de Bailleul、Russell Balliol、Roussel Balliol

A Norman Frankish mercenary (c. 1040–1080s) hired by Byzantium after Manzikert, he seized the Caesarea–Sebasteia area in 1073–74, was defeated, later…

Timeline

c. 1071–1073Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireA Norman mercenary leader, hired by the empire after the disaster at Manzikert, he led Frankish troops stationed in Asia Minor, initially defending the empire against Turkic raids.
1073–1074Caesarea (Cappadocia) · CappadociaFrom 1073 he established himself independently in northeastern Anatolia, plundering the countryside and opposing the empire; in 1074 he was defeated near Amisos (Sinop) by an imperial–Seljuk coalition.
1074–1087Northeastern Anatolia · AnatoliaAfter his defeat he went into exile and rose again, continuing to operate in Asia Minor; around 1080–87 he was captured by the Syrian Turkic warlord Tutush, blinded, and died, marking the end of the era of Frankish mercenary separatism.

Sources

Roussel de Bailleul https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roussel-de-Bailleul
The Normans in the South, 1016-1130 — John Julius Norwich (1967)