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Roger II's Minority
In the 1090s Roger II was born in the Norman court of Sicily and spent his early childhood under his father Roger I, laying the personal and politica…
Timeline
- c. 1095Palermo · SicilyRoger II, son of Roger I and Adelaide, was established as the principal heir of the County of Sicily, and the court began making institutional and personnel preparations for his future rule.
- 1096–1099Palermo court · SicilyRoger II grew up in the multicultural court of Palermo, exposed to Latin, Greek, and Arabic cultural elements, and during his minority was supervised by his parents and court officials, accumulating early experience for his later personal rule.
Sources
- Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler between East and West — Hubert Houben (2002)
- The Kingdom in the Sun, 1130–1194 — John Julius Norwich (1970)