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Humphrey De Hauteville

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Also known as: Onfroi de Hauteville, Umfredo d’Altavilla
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Italian:
Umfredo D’altavilla
French:
Onfroi De Hauteville
Died:
1057, Melfi, Apulia
Title / Office:
count (1051-1057), Puglia
House / Dynasty:
House of Hauteville
Notable Family Members:
brother William de Hauteville
brother Drogo de Hauteville
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Humphrey De Hauteville (born, Hauteville-la-Guichard, Normandy—died 1057, Melfi, Apulia) was a soldier of fortune who led the Norman conquest of southern Italy after the deaths of his older brothers William and Drogo and succeeded them as count of Apulia (1051). Arriving in Italy c. 1035, Humphrey fought in Sicily and Apulia, in southern Italy, becoming count of Lavello in 1045. Six years later, as count of Apulia, he married the sister of the Lombard prince Gaimar V of Salerno. In 1052, after pro-Byzantine forces murdered Gaimar and seized Salerno, Humphrey helped Gaimar’s brother, the Duke of Sorrento, to recover the ...(100 of 186 words)

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