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Conte Roger di Sicilia, I

Conte Roger di Sicilia, I

Male 1031 - 1101  (70 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Roger di Sicilia 
    Prefix Conte 
    Suffix
    Birth 1031 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jul 1101  Mileto Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Person ID I11322  Geneagraphie | Ahnen BvS
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

    Father Tancred d' Hauteville, "Guiscard",   b. Abt 990, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1041, Italia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Frescenda de Normandie,   b. Abt 995   d. Between 1036 and 1134 (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F7429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Delieri d' Évreux   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Emma d' Hauteville,   b. Abt 1063   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F196261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2007 

    Family 2 Eremburge de Mortain   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1077 
    Children 
    +1. Felicia d' Hauteville   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mathilde d' Hauteville,   b. Aft 1062   d. Bef 1094 (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F196263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

    Family 3 Adelaide di Savona   d. 16 Apr 1118 
    Marriage 1090 
    Children 
    +1. Roger di Sicilia, II,   b. 22 Dec 1095-1097, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1153-1154 (Age 56 years)
    +2. Godefroi d' Hauteville,   b. Bef 1098   d. Bef 1139 (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F7430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2010 

  • Notes 
    • Graaf van Sicilie 1072; veroverde Palermo 1072 en 1091 na lange gevechten tegen de arabieren. Maakte door grootmoedige wetgeving het samenleven van Noormannen, arabieren, grieken en italianen mogelijk.

      followed his elder brothers from Normandy to Italy in 1057. He was given the task of conquering Sicily from the Saracens; it took him from 1062 until 1091 before he finally succeeded.

      A local story tells how, while at Messina, he was besieged by Sicilian refugees begging him to free Sicily from the Saracens. When he hesitated, Morgana, the fairy of Arthurian legends, appeared in her glory before him. She showed him her white coach, which would carry him across the straits. To show him her power she made towns and palaces from the other side appear so near that Roger could touch them. However, being cautious, he replied that he would sail with his men for Sicily in ships of his own fleet at the right moment, and that he would win not by magic but with the help of Christ. At the mention of Christ's name, the fairy, the coach, and the towns and palaces all disappeared.

      Since then, due to reflection and refraction of light in unusual atmospheric states---the causes of mirages in deserts---people can see men, ships, streets, palaces and houses in the air or the sea. The people living near the Straits of Messina call the phenomenon 'Fata Morgana'.

      His greatest support was his first wife, Judith d'Evreux, but she died in 1076. A year later he married Eremburge de Mortain, but it was his third wife Adelaide de Savona who became the mother of his heir. Known as the Grand Count of Sicily, Roger died in 1101 and was buried with his first wife in the Cathedral of Mileto.



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