Norman states in Southern Italy
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The Norman states in Southern Italy were a collection of medieval polities established by Norman adventurers that eventually coalesced into the powerful Kingdom of Sicily, reshaping the political and cultural landscape of the central Mediterranean.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman domains in Italy | 1 |
| Norman period in Sicily | 1 |
| Norman states in Southern Italy canonical | 1 |
| Normans of southern Italy | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
medieval state ⓘ |
| capital |
Melfi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOrigin | Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1130 ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
County of Aversa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Amalfi NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Apulia and Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Gaeta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1020s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine culture
ⓘ
Islamic culture ⓘ Latin Christian culture ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Old Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mezzogiorno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaigns in North Africa
ⓘ
conflicts with the Papacy ⓘ wars with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Robert Guiscard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ William I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ William II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Mediterranean political system ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Byzantine Empire in Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emirate of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombard principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Greek Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Norman conquest of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman conquest of Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 11th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Norman period in Sicily
this entity surface form:
Normans of southern Italy
this entity surface form:
Norman domains in Italy