Roger I of Sicily Count of Sicily [6372] 24
- Born: 1031
- Marriage (1): Judith [63777] in 1061
- Marriage (2): Eremburga of Mortain [63779] in 1077
- Marriage (3): Adelaide del Vasto Queen Consort of Jerusalem [63775] in 1087
- Died: 22 Jun 1101 at age 70
 General Notes:
Acceded: 1072
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Roger I, Count of Sicily was created Count of Sicily in 1072, following the capture of Palermo.1
1. John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 102. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
2. Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 89. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
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called Bosso and the Great Count, was the Norman Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was the last great leader of the Norman conquest of southern Italy .
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Count of Sicily, 1071. was the Norman Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101
Roger married Judith [63777] [MRIN: 551618707], daughter of William Count of Évreux [63778] and Unknown, in 1061.
Roger next married Eremburga of Mortain [63779] [MRIN: 551618709], daughter of William Count of Mortain [63781] and Unknown, in 1077.
Roger next married Adelaide del Vasto Queen Consort of Jerusalem [63775] [MRIN: 2257], daughter of Manfred del Vasto margrave of Western Liguria [63776] and Unknown, in 1087. (Adelaide del Vasto Queen Consort of Jerusalem [63775] was born c .?1075 and died on 16 Apr 1118.)
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