William of Apulia — was a chronicler of the Normans, writing in the 1090s. His Latin poem, The deeds of Robert Guiscard , one of the principal contemporary sources for the Norman conquests in southern Italy, was composed between 1096 and 1099. It can be dated by the … Wikipedia
Alexander of Telese — ( it. Alessandro Telesino) was the abbot of San Salvatore, near Telese, in southern Italy from before 1127 to before November 1143. He was a chronicler and historian whose most famous work is The Deeds Done by King Roger of Sicily , a largely… … Wikipedia
Alexander, Count of Conversano — Alexander (died after 1142) was the second count of Conversano (1085 ndash;1132), the son and successor of Geoffrey the Elder. Alexander, with his brother Tancred, was a constant thorn in the side of Roger II of Sicily. He took part in a civil… … Wikipedia
Tancred of Conversano — Tancred of Conversano, the youngest son of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano, became the count of Brindisi on his father s death (sometime after 1085). Tancred s elder brother Alexander succeeded their father as count of Conversano. In 1121, Count… … Wikipedia
Guarin — (French: Guérin , Italian: Guarino , Norman: Warin ; died 21 January 1137) was the chaplain ( magister capellanus ) and chancellor of Roger II of Sicily from about 1130 to his death, during the first decade of the Norman kingdom of Sicily.… … Wikipedia
Drogo von Hauteville — Drogo von Hauteville, Graf von Apulien († 10. August 1051), war der zweitälteste Sohn von Tankred von Hauteville und Muriella, Tochter des Herzogs Richard von der Normandie. Seine Brüder waren unter anderen Wilhelm Eisenarm, Humfred, Robert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Richard, Count of Acerra — Richard, count of Acerra, was the brother of Sibylla, queen of Tancred of Sicily. He was the chief peninsular supporter of his brother in law during his claim for the throne in 1189. Richard was the co commander of the army attached to Tancred s… … Wikipedia
Goffredo Malaterra — Gaufredus Malaterra war ein normannischer Chronist des 11. Jahrhunderts. Genaue Lebensdaten sind nicht bekannt. Er gehörte möglicherweise zu den Benediktinermönchen aus der Abtei Saint Évroult im Pays d Ouche, die mit Robert von Grantmesnil nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Malaterra — Gaufredus Malaterra war ein normannischer Chronist des 11. Jahrhunderts. Genaue Lebensdaten sind nicht bekannt. Er gehörte möglicherweise zu den Benediktinermönchen aus der Abtei Saint Évroult im Pays d Ouche, die mit Robert von Grantmesnil nach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jordan I of Capua — Jordan I ( it. Giordano) (died 1091), count of Aversa and prince of Capua from 1078 to his death, was the eldest son and successor of Prince Richard I of Capua and Fressenda, a daughter of Tancred of Hauteville and his second wife, also named… … Wikipedia
Henry of Kalden — or Henry Testa of Bappenheim was a ministerialis in the service of the German kings Henry VI, Philip, Otto IV, and Frederick II. He served Henry as marshal while the latter was yet just King of the Romans in his campaign of 1189 ndash;1190 to… … Wikipedia