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Roger I of Sicily

1031 - 1101

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Roger I (Italian: Ruggero; Arabic: رُجار, romanized: Rujār; Maltese: Ruġġieru; Norse: Rogeirr; c. 1031 – 22 June 1101), nicknamed "Roger Bosso" and "Grand Count Roger", was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. As a member of the House of Hauteville, he participated in several military expeditions against the Emirate of Sicily (beginning in 1061). He was later invested with part of Sicily by his brother, Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia, in 1071. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger I of Sicily is the 104th most popular nobleman (down from 86th in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from France (up from 522nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Nobleman.

Roger I of Sicily was most famous for his conquest of the city of Palermo in 1072.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Roger I of Sicily ranks 104 out of 1,415. Before him are Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Pepin of Landen, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Piero the Unfortunate, and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. After him are Louise Élisabeth of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, Dmitry Donskoy, Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, and Cleopatra of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1031, Roger I of Sicily ranks 1. After him are Shen Kuo, Matilda of Flanders, Malcolm III of Scotland, Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, and Robert, Count of Mortain. Among people deceased in 1101, Roger I of Sicily ranks 2. Before him is Mahmud al-Kashgari. After him are Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, John Skylitzes, Conrad II of Italy, Su Song, Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, and Vseslav of Polotsk.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roger I of Sicily ranks 502 out of 6,770. Before him are Françoise Hardy (1944), Alfred Binet (1857), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), Robert Campin (1375), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Aimery of Cyprus (1172). After him are Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Adolphe Adam (1803), Jacques Prévert (1900), and William of Rubruck (1220).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Roger I of Sicily ranks 17. Before him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Philip the Bold (1342), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Robert Guiscard (1016), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), and Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674). After him are Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Élisabeth of France (1764), Claude of France (1547), Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), Madeleine of Valois (1520), and Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372).

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