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  Tancred of Hauteville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tancred of Hauteville was a Norman noble, about whom little is known; his historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants.
For the Tancred who participated in the First Crusade, who is sometimes also called Tancred of Hauteville, see Tancred, Prince of Galilee.
For the Tancred who was King of Sicily in the late 12th century, see Tancred of Sicily.
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 Station Information - Tancred of Hauteville
Tancred of Hauteville was the name of several men from the same Norman noble family.
Little is known of the first Tancred of Hauteville; his historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants.
Tancred of Hauteville (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality of Antioch.
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 Tancred of Hauteville -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tancred of Hauteville was the (An inhabitant of Normandy) Norman noble, about whom little is known ; his historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants.
For the Tancred who participated in the (A Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there) First Crusade, who is sometimes also called Tancred of Hauteville, see (Click link for more info and facts about Tancred, Prince of Galilee) Tancred, Prince of Galilee.
For the Tancred who was (Click link for more info and facts about King of Sicily) King of Sicily in the late (Click link for more info and facts about 12th century) 12th century, see (Click link for more info and facts about Tancred of Sicily) Tancred of Sicily.
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 Tancred - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The son of Roger II of Sicily, and Prince of Taranto from 1132 to 1138
Tancred, Prince of Galilee also apears as a major character (Tancredi) in Torquato Tasso's epic poem Jerusalem Delivered.
Tancred, a novel by published in 1847 by Benjamin Disraeli.
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 SKYLARK'S TANCRÈDE DE HAUTEVILLE HOMELAND PAGE
Tancred was a Norman lord of south Italy.
As regent of Antioch, and also of Edessa from 1104, to 1108, Tancred became the chief Latin magnate of northern Syria, and engaged in continual warfare with both the Turks and theByzantines until his death.
The portrayal of Tancred by Torquato Tasso in theItalian epic poem Gerusalemme liberata is largely imaginary.
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 Tancred
Tancred de Hauteville (10787-1112)—a Norman hero —joined the first Crusade (1096-1099) and distinguished himself as a military leader during the capture of Nicaea and Tarsus, the siege of Antioch, the capture of Jerusalem, and the Battle of Ascalon.
Tancred (BAT-13) was laid down on 3 September 1942 at Port Arthur, Tex., by the Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works; launched on 1 January 1943; and delivered to the United Kingdom under lend-lease on 18 February 1943.
Tancred, given the pennant number of W-104 in the Royal Navy, departed Port Arthur, Tex., on 8 March for service in the North Atlantic.
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 ROBERT GUISCARD - LoveToKnow Article on ROBERT GUISCARD
From 1016 to 1030 the Normans were pure mercenaries, serving either Greeks or Lombards, and then Sergius of Naples, by installing the leader Rainulf in the fortress of Aversa in 1030, gave them their first pied-ii-terre and they began an organized conquest of the land.
In 1030 there arrived William and Drogo, the two eldest sons of Tancred of Hauteville, a petty noble of Coutances in Normandy.
In 1046 arrived Robert, the sixth son of Tancred of Hauteville.
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 Encyclopedia: Tancred of Hauteville
Humphrey, called Onfroi de Hauteville in French and Umfredo Daltavilla in Italian, succeeded his older brother Drogo as count of Apulia and Calabria in 1051.
Roger I (1031-1101), ruler of Sicily, was the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville.
Tancred (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality of Antioch and Prince of Galilee.
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 Tancred of Hauteville --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The wars fought by members of the Hauteville family contributed to a steady reduction of Muslim and Byzantine power in the region.
In their conquered territories the Hauteville descendants established strong states that were organized...
He was the last son of the second marriage of Tancred of Hauteville.
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 Tancred of Hauteville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1104 he also took control of the County of Edessa when Baldwin I was taken captive after the Battle of Harran.
In 1108 he refused to honour the Treaty of Devol, in which Bohemund swore an oath of fealty to Alexius; Antioch remained independent of the Byzantine Empire for many years because of this.
Tancred remained regent in Antioch in the name of Bohemund II until his death in 1112.
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 Robert Guiscard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1035 there arrived and, the two eldest sons of Tancred of Hauteville, a petty noble of Coutances in Normandy.
In 1042 was chosen as the Norman capital, and in September of that year the Normans elected as their count William Iron-Arm, who was succeeded in turn by his brothers Drogo, "Comes Normannorum totius Apuliae e Calabriae", and, who arrived about 1044.
1047 saw the arrival of Robert, the sixth son of Tancred of Hauteville, who was tall in stature, and had blonde colouring, blue eyes, and a powerful voice.
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 Guiscard
One theory is that it was conferred on a Danish soldier named Tancred Visk Hard, probably for distinguished service in Rollo's army in the 11th century.
Tancred's son Robert Guiscard, afterwards Duke of Calabria, founded the Kingdom of Sicily and his descendants were the Norman kings of Apulia (Sicily and Southern Italy) in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The family was also known as Hauteville, meaning high village or town in France, or Alta Villa in Italy.
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 Tancred of Hauteville - Definition up Erdmond.Com
Fressenda, who married Richard, count of Aversa and Prince of Capua Tancred of Hauteville (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First_Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality_of_Antioch.
Tancred was a grandson of Robert_Guiscard and nephew of Bohemund of Taranto.
The Words of Bernfrieda: A Chronicle of Hauteville : The Chronicle of the Life of Fredesenda Wife Oftancred of Hauteville and Mother of Robert Guiscard Duke of Apulia and rogi
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 Tancred of Hauteville --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
He served as regent of the principality of Antioch for Bohemond while the latter was a prisoner of the Turks (1101–03) and controlled Antioch permanently after Bohemond returned to Europe in 1104.
As regent of Antioch, and also of Edessa from 1104 to 1108, Tancred became the chief Latin magnate of northern Syria, engaging in continual warfare with both the Turks and the Byzantines until his death.
The portrayal of Tancred by Torquato Tasso in the Italian epic poem Gerusalemme liberata (1581; “Jerusalem Delivered”) is largely imaginary.
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 Tancred Of Hauteville Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Robert Guiscard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From 1016 to 1030 the Normans were pure mercenaries, serving either Greeks or Lombards, and then Sergius of Naples, by installing the leader Rainulf in the fortress of Aversa in 1030, gave them their first pied-à-terre and they began an organized conquest of the land.
In 1042 Melfi was chosen as the Norman capital, and in September of that year the Normans elected as their count William "Iron Arm," who was succeeded in turn by his brothers Drogo, "comes Normannorum totius Apuliae et Calabriae," and Humfrey, who arrived about 1044.
1046 saw the arrival of Robert, the sixth son of Tancred of Hauteville.
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 Roger I of Sicily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Similarly the latter supported Duke Roger, his nephew, against Bohemund, Capua and his rebels, and the real leadership of the Hautevilles passed to the Sicilian.
In return for his aid against Bohemund and his rebels the duke surrendered to his uncle in 1085 his share in the castles of Calabria, and in 1091 the half of Palermo.
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 File 1a - From 1095 to 1400AD - Merchants and Bankers Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bohemond, Raymond IV of Toulouse, Hugh of Vermandois, brother of Philip I of France, Tancred De Hauteville and his sons (and daughters).
A De Hauteville recruit from Italy was Roger Guiscard's son, Bohemond, Prince of Taranto.
Tancred De Hauteville raises a powerful fleet, the pretext for movement is the alleged cruelty of Byzantine Andronicus I, and attacks Dyrrachium.
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 Italy
The Normans, mainly through one group of brothers, ended all this by united the whole area, one of the great achievements of Norman arms -- shortly to be followed by the conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy in 1066.
The feat of Italian conquest was accomplished more slowly, begining with the soujourn of a group of brothers, the Hautevilles, from Normandy in 1035.
By 1071 the last Roman city (Bari) had been taken, the Pope had been humiliated but then made an ally -- the Normans became his greatest weapon against the German Emperors, and the whole of the South was bestowed by him as a fief of the Papacy itself.
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 Tancred de Hauteville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tancred de Hauteville era el noble normando, sobre quien se sabe poco; su importancia histórica viene enteramente de las realizaciones de sus hijos y descendientes más últimos.
Para el Tancred que participó en el primer crusade, que a veces también se llama Tancred de Hauteville, ver Tancred, príncipe de Galilee.
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 Ancestors and Family of Tancred of Hauteville
Tancred, som levde i 1031, var en normannisk ridder.
Tancred var far til 12 sønner, hvorav 10 dro til Syditalien i 1037.
By Tancred's second wife Fressenda he had 7 sons and at least 1 daughter:
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 decendents of Tancred de Hauteville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tancred de_Hauteville ----------- [80940] Muriella of_Normandy [2927] ----- wife of Tancred de_Hautville
Tancred of_Antioch [80942] ------ prince of Antioch b.1176 d.12_Dec_1112 Cecilia of_France [80951] ------- m.1112 wife of Pons, count of Tripoli wife of Trancred, prince of Antioch
Tancred of_Sicily [80968] ------- count of Lecce king of Sicily natural son of Roger b.ca.1171 d.1192 Sybil d'Aquina [81104] ---------- b.ca.1175 wife of Tancred
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 collegebasketball.ca - Tancred of Hauteville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Words of Bernfrieda: A Chronicle of Hauteville
The Words of Bernfrieda: A Chronicle of Hauteville : The Chronicle of the Life of Fredesenda Wife of Tancred of Hauteville and Mother of Robert Guiscard
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 Norman Conquest of Sicily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For the seven sons of Tancred of Hauteville, a minor Norman nobleman, war was the family business.
About 1030 Tancred's two oldest sons, William and Drago, joined other Normans as mercenaries in southern Italy.
There they served the Pope and his Lombard allies in attempting to expel the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire--based in Constantinople--from its remaining outposts in Apulia.
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was born about 1060 in Hauteville, Normandy, France.
She was married to Raymund III BARCELONA -Count in 1079.
was born about 990 in Hauteville, Normandy, France.
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Bohemund I de Hauteville, Duke of Apulia and Antioch (d 07.03.1111)
Tancred de Hauteville, Prince of Antioch (dsp 1112, crusader)
Roger II de Hauteville, Duke of Apulia, King of Sicily (b 22.12.1094/5, d 26.02.1154)
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 I17683: Robert Guiscard DE HAUTEVILLE (Duke of Apulia) (Abt 1015 - 17 JUL 1085)
I17683: Robert Guiscard DE HAUTEVILLE (Duke of Apulia) (Abt 1015 - 17 JUL 1085)
":Chambers Biog Dict", Norman soldier, Duke of Alulia and Calabria, the 6th of the 12 sons of Tancred de Hauteville.
He won great recouwn in S Italy as a soldier, captured Reggio and Cosenza (1060) and conquered Calabria.
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 collegebasketball.ca - Tancred   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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