Robert Guiscard

Duke of Apulia and Calabria

1081 battle in present-day Albania

1053 middle ages battle

Sikelgaita (also Sichelgaita, Sigelgaita, or Gaita) (c. 1040 – 16 April 1090) was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. Her heritage made her a vital asset to Robert's governance in Southern Italy, legitimizing his reign and that of his successors. Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on campaigns and is noted for leading troops in battle. She continued to be a significant source of support for her primary heir, Roger Borsa, and remained actively involved in politics until her death.

1068-71 battle of the Byzantine-Norman Wars

1061 election of the Catholic pope

the main church of the city of Salerno in southern Italy

1073 election of the Catholic pope

1084 by the Normans under Robert Guiscard

church

Medieval Italian woman

treaty of 1059

religious complex in Venosa, Italy

treaty signed on June 29, 1080 between Pope Gregory VII and Robert Guiscard