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Roger I

Type Figure Region Sicily Time c. 1031–1101 Also known as Count of Sicily

Roger I (c. 1031–1101), a Norman military leader and brother of Robert Guiscard, founded Norman rule in Sicily, capturing Palermo in 1071.

Timeline

  1. 1051–1057Calabria · CalabriaFighting under his brother Robert Guiscard in the conquest of southern Italy, Roger distinguished himself repeatedly in Calabria during the 1050s, gradually accumulating lands and military prestige that laid the groundwork for his later campaigns in Sicily.
  2. 1057–1060Calabria · CalabriaAfter his brother Humphrey died in 1057, Robert enfeoffed Roger with the County of Calabria, making him an independent lord within the Norman system of southern Italy, while continuing to organize cross-sea attacks on Sicily.

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