County of Apulia
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The County of Apulia was a medieval Norman-ruled principality in southern Italy that became a core territory in the formation of the Kingdom of Sicily.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman principality
ⓘ
former state ⓘ medieval county ⓘ vassal state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latin Christendom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Melfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coreTerritoryOf | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | medieval silver coinage ⓘ |
| endTime |
1130
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| event | formation of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Norman adventurers
ⓘ
William Iron Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mezzogiorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSubEra | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French (Norman) ⓘ vernacular Romance dialects ⓘ |
| legalSystem | feudal law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Norman conquest of southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Robert Guiscard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Byzantine rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Hauteville family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfTitle | County of Apulia and Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereign | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1042
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Italian Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
region of Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Basilicata ⓘ region of Calabria ⓘ |
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