Drogo of Hauteville

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Drogo of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who became one of the earliest Norman lords in southern Italy, helping to establish Norman power there.

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Drogo of Hauteville canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century Italian ruler ⓘ
Count of Apulia ⓘ
Norman nobleman ⓘ
adventurer ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
activePeriod mid-11th century ⓘ
allegiance Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Norman mercenary bands in Italy ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
assassinatedBy Lombard conspirators ⓘ
birthCentury 11th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
deathDate 10 August 1051 ⓘ
deathPlace Montoglio, near Bovino, Apulia ⓘ
ethnicity Norman ⓘ
familyName Hauteville ⓘ
father Tancred of Hauteville ⓘ
givenName Drogo ⓘ
historicalRegion Mezzogiorno ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
languageSpoken Old Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
legacy helped establish Norman principalities in southern Italy ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in an ambush ⓘ
militaryRole leader of Norman knights in Italy ⓘ
nobleRank count ⓘ
notableFamily Hauteville family ⓘ
linked to: Hauteville dynasty
notableFor consolidation of Norman power in Apulia ⓘ
early Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ
occupation mercenary ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Norman campaigns in southern Italy ⓘ
wars against the Byzantines in Apulia ⓘ
placeOfBurial Abbey of Venosa ⓘ
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler in Apulia ⓘ
vassal of the Pope ⓘ
predecessor William Iron Arm ⓘ
regionRuled Apulia ⓘ
Calabria ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Geoffrey of Hauteville ⓘ
Humphrey of Hauteville ⓘ
Mauger of Hauteville ⓘ
Robert Guiscard ⓘ
William Iron Arm ⓘ
William of the Principate ⓘ
spouse Altrude of Salerno ⓘ
successor Humphrey of Hauteville ⓘ
title Count of Apulia and Calabria ⓘ
Lord of Venosa ⓘ

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Robert Guiscard → sibling → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → notableRuler → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
William Iron Arm → sibling → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Humphrey of Hauteville → relative → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Humphrey of Hauteville → sibling → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Humphrey of Hauteville → predecessor → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville → hasSon → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville → notableFamilyMember → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Battle of Olivento → commander → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
William of Hauteville → sibling → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
William of Hauteville → succeededBy → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Hauteville → hasMember → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
William Iron Arm → sibling → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
subject linked to: Iron Arm
Guaimar IV of Salerno → alliedWith → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Lord of Venosa → heldBy → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Lord of Venosa → titleHolder → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Montoglio, near Bovino, Apulia → associatedWith → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Abbey of Venosa → burialPlaceOf → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ
Italo-Norman wars → significantCommander → Drogo of Hauteville ⓘ