Robert I Guiscard de Hauteville 
Robert I Guiscard was born in Coutances, Normandy, France. Robert I Guiscard's father was Tancred of Hauteville and his mother was Fredistina or Fredesende of Normandy. His maternal grandparents were Richard I of Normandy and Unknown Mistress4. He had seven brothers and a sister, named Roger I, Aubrey or Alberic, Humbert (Hubert), Roger, Tancred, William, Mauger and Fressenda. He had five half-brothers named Onfroi, William "Iron-Arm", Drogo, Godfrey and Serlo. He died on July 15th, 1085 in Of fever at seige of Kephalonia, Corfu. He was buried in St. Trinita at Venosa.General Notes
Guiscard, from the Latin 'viscardus' and old french 'viscart', often rendered the Resourceful, the Cunning, the Wily, or the Fox.
According to the Byzantine historian Anna Comnena, he had left Normandy with only five mounted riders, and thirty followers on foot, and, upon arriving in Langobardia, he became the chief of a roving robber-band. Anna Comnena also leaves a physical description of Robert Guiscard:
"This Robert was Norman by descent, of minor origin, in temper tyrannical, in mind most cunning, brave in action, very clever in attacking the wealth and substance of magnates, most obstinate in achievement, for he did not allow any obstacle to prevent his executing his desire. His stature was so lofty that he surpassed even the tallest, his complexion was ruddy, his hair flaxen, his shoulders were broad, his eyes all but emitted sparks of fire, and in frame he was well-built ... this man's cry it is said to have put thousands to flight. Thus equipped by fortune, physique and character, he was naturally indomitable, and subordinate to no one in the world."
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Ancestry - Eileen McKinnon-Suggs
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.BET 945 AND 970 in Coutances, Normandie, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 965 AND 1015 in Coutances, Normandy, France d.15 Jul 1085 in Of fever at seige of Kephalonia, Corfu
- b.BET 830 AND 832 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.BET 889 AND 894 in More, Scotland
- b.BET 846 AND 870 in Denmark d.~ 0932 in probably Normandy, France
- b.BET 834 AND 850 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.0892 in Orkney Isles, Scotland
- b.BET 885 AND 900 in Normandy, France d.17 DEC 942 in Normandy, France (murdered by Arnulf of Flanders)
- b.BET 847 AND 875 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.BET 886 AND 893
- b.~ 0872 d.~ 0938 in Normandy, France
- b.BET 855 AND 880 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0935 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France d.20 NOV 996 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.BET 840 AND 850 in Picardie, France d.BEF 6 NOV 907 in Murdered
- b.0884 in Picardie, France d.23 FEB 942/43 in St. Quintin
- b.BET 840 AND 862 in Anjou, France d.0902
- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne, Indre-Et-Loire, Provence, France d.~ 0972
- b.AFT 15 SEP 866 in Neustria or Bourgogne, France d.15 JUN 923 in Killed in battle near Soissons, France
- b.BET 887 AND 897 in Bretagne, Normandy d.AFT MAR 930/31 in France
- b.BET 866 AND 880 in Picardie, France d.< 0890
- b.~ 0994 in Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
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Robert I Guiscard and Sichelgaita of were married in a religious ceremony in 1058. They had seven sons and two daughters, named Roger I of, William, Tancred, Hubert, Guy, Mauger, Alfred, Maude (Mathilda) of Apulia and Fressenda.
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Children
Maude (Mathilda) of Apulia De Hauteville
Maude (Mathilda) of Apulia was born in Apulia or Puglia, Calabria, Italy. She died in Gerona.
Robert I Guiscard and Alberade were married in a religious ceremony in Calabria. Their marriage was annulled before 1058 in Due to consanguinity. They had a son and two daughters, named Bohemund of, Constance and Emma.
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Children
Bohemund of Taranto
Bohemund of was born about 1058 in Normandy, France. He died in Canosa di Puglia, Canossa, Apulia, Italy.
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