Robert Guiscard
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Robert Guiscard, also referred to as Robert de Hauteville, was a Norman adventurer remembered for his conquest of southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century.
Coin of Robert Guiscard bearing his portrait
Robert Guiscard and Sikelgaita welcoming Constantine the African to court
The surrender of Palermo by the Muslims, Giuseppe Patania, Palazzo dei Normanni
Statue of Robert Guiscard, 1700–1749, Lorenzo Ottoni.
Tancred of Hauteville
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Tancred of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman lord. Little is known about him, and he is best remembered by the achievements of his twelve sons. Various legends arose about Tancred, but they have n
Robert Guiscard
…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…
Statue cathédrale Coutances Hauteville 2