Roger I of Sicily
Roger I (Italian: Ruggero; Arabic: رُجار, romanized: Rujār; Maltese: Ruġġieru; Norse: Rogierr; 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.
| Roger I | |
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Roger I as he appears on a trifollaro minted at Mileto | |
| Grand Count of Sicily | |
| Reign | 1071–1101 |
| Predecessor | Robert Guiscard (as Lord) |
| Successor | Simon of Hauteville |
| Born | c.1031 Probably Hauteville-la-Guichard, Duchy of Normandy |
| Died | 22 June 1101 Mileto, Duchy of Apulia and Calabria |
| Burial | Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Mileto |
| Spouse | Judith d'Évreux Eremburga of Mortain Adelaide del Vasto |
| Issue | illegitimately: Jordan William (unsure) Geoffrey, Count of Ragusa (unsure) by Judith d'Évreux: Flandina Matilda Adelisa Emma by Eremburga of Mortain: Mauger, Count of Troina Muriel Constance, Queen of Germany Felicia, Queen of Hungary Judith Sibylla by Adelaide del Vasto: Simon, Count of Sicily Matilda, Countess of Alife King Roger II of Sicily Maximilla |
| House | Hauteville |
| Father | Tancred of Hauteville |
| Mother | Fredisenda |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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. By 1090, he had conquered the entire island. In 1091, he conquered Malta. The state he created was merged with the Duchy of Apulia in 1127 and became the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130. His descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily down to 1194.
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