Robert Guiscard

Also known as Robert de Hauteville

Duke of Apulia and Calabria

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Robert Guiscard, also known as Robert Viscart, was a male military leader, mercenary, and adventurer born in 1016 in Hauteville-la-Guichard. He was a member of the Hauteville family, the son of Tancred of Hauteville, and held French and Italian nationalities. His siblings included Mauger of Hauteville, William of the Principate, Geoffrey of Hauteville, and Roger I of Sicily.

Guiscard was married to Alberada of Buonalbergo and Sikelgaita. They had children named Bohemond I of Antioch, Matilde d'Altavilla, Guy of Hauteville, and Robert Scalio. He practiced Christianity and died of an infectious disease on July 17, 1085, in Cephalonia. His death was classified as natural causes. He is buried in Venosa.

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Lifespan: 1015–1085
Nationality: IT, FR
Gender: Male

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Key facts

Reign: 23 August 1059 – 17 July 1085
Predecessor: Title created
Successor: Roger Borsa
Born: c. 1015 , Hauteville-la-Guichard or somewhere else in Cotentin , Duchy of Normandy
Died: 17 July 1085 (1085-07-17) (aged 69–70), Cephalonia , Byzantine Empire
Burial: Abbey of the Santissima Trinità , Venosa
Spouses: Alberada of Buonalbergo , Sikelgaita
Issue: See below
Noble family: Hauteville
Father: Tancred of Hauteville
Mother: Fressenda
Religion: Catholic

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Gender: male
Place of birth: Hauteville-la-Guichard
Place of death: Cephalonia
Spouse: Sikelgaita
Father: Tancred of Hauteville
Occupation: adventurer
Religion: Christianity
Family: Hauteville family
Image: Robert guiscard.jpg

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Commons category: Robert Guiscard
date of death: 1085-07-17
date of birth: 1016-01-01
described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia
place of burial: Venosa
cause of death: infectious disease
name in native language: Robert Viscart
manner of death: natural causes
topic's main category: Category:Robert Guiscard

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Guiscard (/ɡiːˈskɑːr/ ghee-SKAR, Modern French: [ʁɔbɛʁ ɡiskaʁ]; c. 1015 – 17 July 1085), also referred to as Robert de Hauteville, was a Norman adventurer remembered for his conquest of southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century.

Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, the sixth son of Tancred de Hauteville and his wife Fressenda. He inherited the County of Apulia and Calabria from his brother in 1057, and in 1059 he was made Duke of Apulia and Calabria and Lord of Sicily by Pope Nicholas II. He was also briefly Prince of Benevento (1078–1081), before returning the title to the papacy.

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