Sikelgaita of Salerno

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Sikelgaita of Salerno was an 11th-century Lombard princess and influential duchess of Apulia, renowned for her political acumen and for personally leading troops alongside her husband, Norman leader Robert Guiscard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lombard princess
duchess
historical figure
medieval military leader
noblewoman
associatedDynasty Norman rulers of southern Italy
battleParticipatedIn Battle of Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED
birthPlace Salerno NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 11th century
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Salerno NERFINISHED
deathPlace likely in southern Italy
describedBy Anna Komnene NERFINISHED
describedInWork Alexiad NERFINISHED
ethnicity Lombard
father Guaimar IV of Salerno NERFINISHED
gender female
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
knownFor personally leading troops in battle
political influence in southern Italy
role in Byzantine–Norman wars
supporting Norman expansion in southern Italy
languageSpoken Latin
vernacular Romance of southern Italy
legacy symbol of female martial leadership in medieval Europe
marriageDate c. 1058
militaryRole accompanied Robert Guiscard on campaigns
commanded troops in the field
militaryTactics encouraging and rallying troops in battle
mother Gemma of Capua NERFINISHED
name Sikelgaita of Salerno NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Lombards of Salerno NERFINISHED
politicalRole advisor to Robert Guiscard
mediator between Lombard and Norman interests
portrayedAs Amazon-like warrior
regionOfInfluence Apulia NERFINISHED
Calabria NERFINISHED
Salerno NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
roleInMarriageAlliance strengthened Norman control over Lombard territories
sibling Gisulf II of Salerno NERFINISHED
spouse Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED
spouseTitle Duke of Apulia NERFINISHED
Robert Guiscard, Norman leader NERFINISHED
title Duchess of Apulia NERFINISHED
Princess of Salerno NERFINISHED
yearOfBattleParticipation 1081

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Roger Borsa mother Sikelgaita of Salerno
Roger Borsa supportedBy Sikelgaita of Salerno