Principality of Salerno

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The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.

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Principality of Salerno canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lombard principality
former country
medieval state
borderedBy Byzantine territories in Italy
Duchy of Naples
Principality of Capua
capital Salerno
continent Europe
country Italy
dissolvedOrAbolished 1077
endTime 1077
11th century
ethnicGroup Lombards
event Norman conquest of southern Italy
partition of the Duchy of Benevento
followedBy Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily
surface form: Norman Kingdom of Sicily
foundedBy Siconulf of Salerno
governmentType principality
hasCapital Salerno
surface form: city of Salerno
hasType feudal monarchy
importantFor cultural development in southern Italy
medieval politics in southern Italy
incorporatedInto County of Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily
surface form: Norman Kingdom of Sicily
knownFor court culture
relations with the Byzantine Empire
relations with the Papacy
language Latin
Romance languages
Vulgar Latin
locatedIn southern Italy
notableRuler Gisulf I of Salerno
Gisulf II of Salerno
Guaimar IV of Salerno
Siconulf of Salerno
partOf Lombards
surface form: Langobardia Minor

Lombard principalities
Southern Italy
surface form: Mezzogiorno
precededBy Duchy of Benevento
Duchy of Benevento
surface form: Principality of Benevento
region Campania
religion Western Christianity
surface form: Latin Christianity

Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty Lombards
startTime 851
9th century
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Pope Gregory VII deathPlace Principality of Salerno
Lombard principalities hasPart Principality of Salerno
Hildebrand of Sovana deathPlace Principality of Salerno