NOBLEMAN

Sikelgaita

1040 - 1090

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Sikelgaita (also Sichelgaita, Sigelgaita, or Gaita) (c. 1040 – 16 April 1090) was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno and second wife of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia. Her heritage made her a vital asset to Robert's governance in Southern Italy, legitimizing his reign and that of his successors. Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on campaigns and is noted for leading troops in battle. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sikelgaita is the 697th most popular nobleman (down from 662nd in 2019), the 2,287th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,321st in 2019) and the 68th most popular Italian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Sikelgaita ranks 697 out of 1,415. Before her are Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Gisela of France, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, and Infanta Amalia of Spain. After her are Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Balša II, Ageltrude, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1040, Sikelgaita ranks 10. Before her are Géza I of Hungary, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Ida of Lorraine, Ivo of Chartres, Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, and Håkan the Red. After her are Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Herman I of Baden, Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou, and Frederick, Margrave of Tuscany. Among people deceased in 1090, Sikelgaita ranks 4. Before her are Michael VII Doukas, García II of Galicia, and Guo Xi. After her are Al-Sarakhsi, Snorri Thorfinnsson, Adelaide of Rheinfelden, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Robert, Count of Mortain, Amatus of Montecassino, William of Poitiers, and Adelaide of Normandy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sikelgaita ranks 2,287 out of 5,161. Before her are Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (1827), Rosanna Schiaffino (1939), Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873), Alfredo Guzzoni (1877), Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455), and Quintus Veranius (12). After her are Mariangela Melato (1941), Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755), Salvatore Maranzano (1886), Jacopo Amigoni (1682), Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802), and Teodolfo Mertel (1806).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Sikelgaita ranks 68. Before her are Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria (1747), Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (1824), Archduke Karl of Austria-Este (1785), Margaret Paleologa (1510), Théodolinde de Beauharnais (1814), and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy (1016). After her are Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817), Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (1872), John, Duke of Durazzo (1294), Lucrezia d'Este (1535), Leonello d'Este (1407), and Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1594).

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