Roger I of Sicily
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Roger I, nicknamed "Roger Bosso" and "Grand Count Roger", was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101.
Roger I as he appears on a trifollaro minted at Mileto
Roger I of Sicily at the Battle of Cerami (1063), in which he was victorious
Roger I and Robert Guiscard receiving the keys of the city of Palermo from the Arabs
Roger II of Sicily
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Roger II or Roger the Great was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria
Roger I of Sicily
…Adelaide del Vasto, acting as his regent. On 28 September 1105, at the age of 12, Simon died, and the title of count passed to his younger brother, Roger II of Sicily, with Adelaide continuing on as regent, being the mother of Roger II as well. Roger had three known illegitimate sons…
Detail of a mosaic showing Roger II (Rogerios Rex in Greek letters) receiving the crown from Jesus Christ (IC), Martorana, Palermo.
Royal mantle of Roger II, bearing an inscription in Arabic with the Hijrah date of 528 (1133-34). Imperial Treasury, Vienna, in the Hofburg Palace.
Roger II riding to war, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti of Petrus de Ebulo, 1196.
AR Scyphate Ducalis, dated year 10 (1140), after the king's victory on 25 July. Obverse: Christ. Reverse: King Roger and Duke Roger.