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Robert Guiscard

1016 - 1085

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Robert Guiscard ( ghee-SKAR, Modern French: [ʁɔbɛʁ ɡiskaʁ]; c. 1015 – 17 July 1085), also referred to as Robert de Hauteville, was a Norman adventurer remembered for his conquest of southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century. Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, the sixth son of Tancred de Hauteville and his wife Fressenda. He inherited the County of Apulia and Calabria from his brother in 1057, and in 1059 he was made Duke of Apulia and Calabria and Lord of Sicily by Pope Nicholas II. He was also briefly Prince of Benevento (1078–1081), before returning the title to the papacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Guiscard is the 83rd most popular nobleman (down from 59th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from France (down from 356th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Nobleman.

Robert Guiscard was a Norman mercenary who became the first Norman ruler of southern Italy and Sicily.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Robert Guiscard ranks 83 out of 1,415. Before him are Philip the Bold, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Henry IV of England, Haakon VI of Norway, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, and Jeanne d'Albret. After him are Albert, Duke of Prussia, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Charles, Count of Valois, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, and Afonso de Albuquerque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1016, Robert Guiscard ranks 3. Before him are Harold Harefoot, and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Béla I of Hungary, Ferdinand I of León, Casimir I the Restorer, Deokjong of Goryeo, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Naropa, Edward the Exile, Svein Knutsson, and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1085, Robert Guiscard ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory VII. After him are Emperor Shenzong of Song, Al-Juwayni, and Cheng Hao.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Guiscard ranks 381 out of 6,770. Before him are Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1010), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), Colette (1873), André Malraux (1901), and Matilda of Boulogne (1103). After him are Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), Fernand Braudel (1902), Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), Dagobert I (611), and François Arago (1786).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Robert Guiscard ranks 14. Before him are Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Philip the Bold (1342), and Jeanne d'Albret (1528). After him are Charles, Count of Valois (1270), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Élisabeth of France (1764), and Claude of France (1547).

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