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.

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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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Battle of Civitate involvedPolity County of Apulia