William of Hauteville was a Norman Knight. He became a count of many lands within the Principality of Salerno from 1056 and later ruled the Capitanata.
William was one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville by his second wife Fredesenda; He left Normandy around 1053 with his older half-brother Geoffrey and his brother Mauger.
In the year of his arrival in Italy, he participated in the battle of Civitate and was received cordially by his half-brother Humphrey, count of Apulia and Calabria.
In 1055, he distinguished himself in the capture of the castle of St. Nicander and other strongholds. With the death of Humphrey (February 1057), William lost a protector who had always favored him, compared to his older brother Robert Guiscard. So he invited his younger brother Roger, who hadn't yet lands, to join him: he promised half of everything that he possessed excepting wife and children. He gave him the castle of Scalea and helped him against his elder brother Robert Guiscard, who had usurped the possessions of Humphrey, from the legitimate heirs, Abelard of Hauteville and Herman of Hauteville.
In 1050, William married Maria di Salerno, daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno and Porpora di Tabelaria.
William inherited all the possessions of Guido in the Principality of Salerno and fought with Guaimar's successor, Gisulf II, whose lands occupied until leaving very few possessions to the actual Prince of Salerno. He entered then into conflict even against his brother Roberto when he came to the aid of Gisulf that the promise he made his sister Sikelgaita of Salerno. Relations between the brothers settled then afterwards.
In 1067 he was excommunicated at the Council of Melfi, along with Turgis di Sanseverino and Guimondo de Moulins, for stealing church property by Alfano I, Archbishop of Salerno. That same year, he travelled to Salerno to reconcile with Pope Alexander II.
According to some sources, he died in 1080. His death left the possessions in the Principality of Salerno at his eldest son, named David, while he Captained his half-brother Geoffrey (according to Malaterra in sign of brotherly love). He was buried in the Church of the Santissima Trinità of Venosa.
William was one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville by his second wife Fredesenda; He left Normandy around 1053 with his older half-brother Geoffrey and his brother Mauger.
In the year of his arrival in Italy, he participated in the battle of Civitate and was received cordially by his half-brother Humphrey, count of Apulia and Calabria.
In 1055, he distinguished himself in the capture of the castle of St. Nicander and other strongholds. With the death of Humphrey (February 1057), William lost a protector who had always favored him, compared to his older brother Robert Guiscard. So he invited his younger brother Roger, who hadn't yet lands, to join him: he promised half of everything that he possessed excepting wife and children. He gave him the castle of Scalea and helped him against his elder brother Robert Guiscard, who had usurped the possessions of Humphrey, from the legitimate heirs, Abelard of Hauteville and Herman of Hauteville.
In 1050, William married Maria di Salerno, daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno and Porpora di Tabelaria.
William inherited all the possessions of Guido in the Principality of Salerno and fought with Guaimar's successor, Gisulf II, whose lands occupied until leaving very few possessions to the actual Prince of Salerno. He entered then into conflict even against his brother Roberto when he came to the aid of Gisulf that the promise he made his sister Sikelgaita of Salerno. Relations between the brothers settled then afterwards.
In 1067 he was excommunicated at the Council of Melfi, along with Turgis di Sanseverino and Guimondo de Moulins, for stealing church property by Alfano I, Archbishop of Salerno. That same year, he travelled to Salerno to reconcile with Pope Alexander II.
According to some sources, he died in 1080. His death left the possessions in the Principality of Salerno at his eldest son, named David, while he Captained his half-brother Geoffrey (according to Malaterra in sign of brotherly love). He was buried in the Church of the Santissima Trinità of Venosa.
William of Hauteville was a Norman Knight. He became a count of many lands within the Principality of Salerno from 1056 and later ruled the Capitanata.
William was one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville by his second wife Fredesenda; He left Normandy around 1053 with his older half-brother Geoffrey and his brother Mauger.
In the year of his arrival in Italy, he participated in the battle of Civitate and was received cordially by his half-brother Humphrey, count of Apulia and Calabria.
In 1055, he distinguished himself in the capture of the castle of St. Nicander and other strongholds. With the death of Humphrey (February 1057), William lost a protector who had always favored him, compared to his older brother Robert Guiscard. So he invited his younger brother Roger, who hadn't yet lands, to join him: he promised half of everything that he possessed excepting wife and children. He gave him the castle of Scalea and helped him against his elder brother Robert Guiscard, who had usurped the possessions of Humphrey, from the legitimate heirs, Abelard of Hauteville and Herman of Hauteville.
In 1050, William married Maria di Salerno, daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno and Porpora di Tabelaria.
William inherited all the possessions of Guido in the Principality of Salerno and fought with Guaimar's successor, Gisulf II, whose lands occupied until leaving very few possessions to the actual Prince of Salerno. He entered then into conflict even against his brother Roberto when he came to the aid of Gisulf that the promise he made his sister Sikelgaita of Salerno. Relations between the brothers settled then afterwards.
In 1067 he was excommunicated at the Council of Melfi, along with Turgis di Sanseverino and Guimondo de Moulins, for stealing church property by Alfano I, Archbishop of Salerno. That same year, he travelled to Salerno to reconcile with Pope Alexander II.
According to some sources, he died in 1080. His death left the possessions in the Principality of Salerno at his eldest son, named David, while he Captained his half-brother Geoffrey (according to Malaterra in sign of brotherly love). He was buried in the Church of the Santissima Trinità of Venosa.
William was one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville by his second wife Fredesenda; He left Normandy around 1053 with his older half-brother Geoffrey and his brother Mauger.
In the year of his arrival in Italy, he participated in the battle of Civitate and was received cordially by his half-brother Humphrey, count of Apulia and Calabria.
In 1055, he distinguished himself in the capture of the castle of St. Nicander and other strongholds. With the death of Humphrey (February 1057), William lost a protector who had always favored him, compared to his older brother Robert Guiscard. So he invited his younger brother Roger, who hadn't yet lands, to join him: he promised half of everything that he possessed excepting wife and children. He gave him the castle of Scalea and helped him against his elder brother Robert Guiscard, who had usurped the possessions of Humphrey, from the legitimate heirs, Abelard of Hauteville and Herman of Hauteville.
In 1050, William married Maria di Salerno, daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno and Porpora di Tabelaria.
William inherited all the possessions of Guido in the Principality of Salerno and fought with Guaimar's successor, Gisulf II, whose lands occupied until leaving very few possessions to the actual Prince of Salerno. He entered then into conflict even against his brother Roberto when he came to the aid of Gisulf that the promise he made his sister Sikelgaita of Salerno. Relations between the brothers settled then afterwards.
In 1067 he was excommunicated at the Council of Melfi, along with Turgis di Sanseverino and Guimondo de Moulins, for stealing church property by Alfano I, Archbishop of Salerno. That same year, he travelled to Salerno to reconcile with Pope Alexander II.
According to some sources, he died in 1080. His death left the possessions in the Principality of Salerno at his eldest son, named David, while he Captained his half-brother Geoffrey (according to Malaterra in sign of brotherly love). He was buried in the Church of the Santissima Trinità of Venosa.
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