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Robert Guiscard

c. 1015–1085 · 11th century

Robert Guiscard was a Norman adventurer of the Hauteville family who became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1059. He took Bari in 1071, ending Byzantine rule in southern Italy, and conquered Amalfi in 1073 and Salerno in 1076. With his brother Roger he began the conquest of Sicily, and he later campaigned against Byzantium in the Balkans.

Robert Guiscard
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Duchy of NormandyImpactKingdom of SicilyFoundation

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Republic of AmalfiPrincipality of SalernoCatepanate of ItalyDuchy of Apulia and CalabriaCounty of SicilyPrincipality of Taranto

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