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Grimoald Alferanites

fl. 1119–1132 · 12th century

Grimoald Alferanites was a citizen of Bari who seized power in the city in 1119, during the weak rule of the Norman duke William II of Apulia, and styled himself prince. He governed Bari as an independent lordship for over a decade. In 1132 Roger II of Sicily captured him and sent him prisoner to Sicily, ending the principality.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Grimoald Alferanites. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grimoald-alferanites
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