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Roger I ruled the County of Sicily at the time of the birth of his youngest son, Roger, at Mileto, Calabria, in 1095. [5] Roger I's nephew, Roger Borsa , was the duke of Apulia and Calabria , and his great nephew, Richard II of Capua , was the prince of Capua .
Roger I (Italian: Ruggero; Arabic: رُجار, romanized: Rujār; Maltese: Ruġġieru; Norse: Rogierr; c. 1031 [1] – 22 June 1101), nicknamed "Roger Bosso" and "Grand Count Roger", [a] was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101.
Sicily's vibrant multicultural environment led al-Idrisi to accept King Roger's invitation to his court. During the meeting, Al-Idrisi briefed Roger II on his familiarity and personal experiences traveling around North Africa and Western Europe, which prompted Roger II to commission an atlas from Al-Idrisi. [5]
Together with his younger brother, Roger I, he started to conquer Sicily, at the time occupied by the Saracens. Guiscard was succeeded by his son Roger Borsa, who in turn was succeeded by his son William II. When William died childless, all of the Hauteville family's domains were inherited by Roger II, son of Roger I. [8] [12]
Roger's son, Roger II of Sicily, was ultimately able to raise the status of the island, along with his holds of Malta and Southern Italy to a kingdom in 1130. [ 19 ] [ 30 ] During this period, the Kingdom of Sicily was prosperous and politically powerful, becoming one of the wealthiest states in all of Europe; even wealthier than England .
The first Sicilian monarch was Roger I, Count of Sicily. The last monarch was King Ferdinand III of Sicily; during his reign, the Kingdom of Naples merged with the Kingdom of Sicily. The subsequent monarchs were Kings of the Two Sicilies. See also: List of monarchs of Sicily; List of monarchs of Naples. Kings of Naples family tree
Roger II, the King of the Assizes of Ariano. The Assizes of Ariano were a series of laws for the Kingdom of Sicily promulgated in the summer of 1140 at Ariano, near Benevento, by Roger II of Sicily. Having recently pacified the peninsula, constantly in revolt, he had decided to make a move to more centralised government.
His most famous work is The Deeds Done by King Roger of Sicily (Gesta Rogeri [1]), a largely biographical work covering the reign of Roger II of Sicily. This work was written at the request and with the patronage of Matilda, a half-sister of Roger and, from 1131, estranged wife of Ranulf II, Count of Alife. It covers only the years after 1127 ...