Robert Guiscard
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Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Guiscard (as overlord in Calabria and Sicily) | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman noble
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duke ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Pope Gregory VII GENERATED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robert Guiscard
GENERATED
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Robert Wiscardus GENERATED ⓘ Robert the Resourceful GENERATED ⓘ Robertus Guiscardus GENERATED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Nicholas II GENERATED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1015 GENERATED ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert de Hauteville GENERATED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Venosa GENERATED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| child |
Bohemond I of Antioch
GENERATED
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Roger Borsa GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Normandy GENERATED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 17 July 1085 GENERATED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cephalonia GENERATED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Byzantine Empire
GENERATED
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Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norman GENERATED ⓘ |
| father | Tancred of Hauteville GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageOfWritingOrSpeech | Old Norman French GENERATED ⓘ |
| ledCampaignIn |
Balkans
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Illyricum ⓘ
surface form:
Illyria
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| memberOfDynasty | Hauteville family GENERATED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Byzantine–Norman wars
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Norman conquest of Apulia GENERATED ⓘ Norman conquest of Calabria GENERATED ⓘ Norman conquest of Sicily GENERATED ⓘ Sack of Rome (1084) GENERATED ⓘ |
| mother | Muriel GENERATED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Guiscard GENERATED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleEndTime | 1085 GENERATED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleStartTime | 1059 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Norman conquest of Sicily
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Norman conquest of southern Italy GENERATED ⓘ foundation of Norman rule in southern Italy GENERATED ⓘ intervention in papal politics GENERATED ⓘ wars against the Byzantine Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Apulia
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Calabria GENERATED ⓘ Sicily GENERATED ⓘ southern Italy GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism GENERATED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Drogo of Hauteville
GENERATED
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Humphrey of Hauteville GENERATED ⓘ Roger I of Sicily GENERATED ⓘ William Iron Arm GENERATED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alberada of Buonalbergo
GENERATED
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Sikelgaita of Salerno GENERATED ⓘ |
| swornVassalOf | Papacy GENERATED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Apulia
GENERATED
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Duke of Calabria GENERATED ⓘ Duke of Sicily GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Normans
this entity surface form:
Robert Guiscard (as overlord in Calabria and Sicily)