HAUTEVILLE Robert

Abt 1015 - 1085  (70 years)

• Name	HAUTEVILLE Robert
  Birth	Abt 1015	Hauteville-la-Guichard, Coutances, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 1085	Phiscardo Bay, Cephalonia, Greece, Byzantine Empire
  Notes	ROBERT "Guiscard/Weasel" de Hauteville, son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his second wife Fressenda -[1] Amatus records that "a man from Normandy…Robert…later called Guiscard" arrived in southern Italy "in aid of his brother whom he asked to give him some land as a benefice, but his brother did not give him any aid or counsel", dated to 1047 ... at first, he joined "Pandulf", Prince of Capua, who promised him his daughter in marriage ... Malaterra records that Robert was given the command of the garrison of Scribla near Cosenza by his half-brother Drogo Count of Apulia, dated to 1049 ... Amatus records that Robert´s brother gave him "in the very limits of Calabria…a very secure mount which was well supplied with timber" … San Marco Argentano, between Malvito and Bisignano and "put him in possession of the whole of Calabria" ... Robert´s bandit activities in the region earned him his nickname, "le Guiscard" or "the Weasel" Robert came to power after the papacy sent Hildebrand of Sovana (later Gregory VII) to ask the Norman mercenaries for military might. They obliged and Robert was eventually greased down with some perks. One of them was the title of duke of Sicily.[2] Robert went on to pledge allegiance to the papacy and supported Gregory VII, laying the foundation for the Vatican to establish itself as an authoritarian government. The brainchild of Gregory VII, the pope didn't live to see his design. His term came to an abrupt end when Robert's troops went on to sack Rome after staving off the forces of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1084 A.D.[2] Vitals Robert Guiscard[2] House: de HAUTEVILLE[3] Birth: 1015[4] Coutances, Normandy[3] or c.1020[5] Death: 1085[5] or 1060-06-22 France[6] Marriage m.1 (10510 - 1058 divorced) Alberada, aunt of Gerard di Buonalbergo. Issue: 2. Marco Emma m.2 (1058/9) Sichelgaita di Salerno, dau. of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno and Gemma of Capua. Issue: 11 Mathilde of Apulia Roger Mabel Eria Robert Guy Sibylle (dau) _____ Cecile Gaitel Grima of Apulia (d. after 1086) Illegitimate Children Jordon (possibly)[7][8] Note Note: Coat of Arms for Rogers http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e164e943-e363-418f-a067-2f0d66272b66&tid=23363295&pid=1417646648 Sources ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bree Ogle (Mar 2014). Herleva and Robert II the Magnificient: A look at the “Danish Marriage.” family.oglemedia.com. Weblog. © Creative Commons 4.0 ↑ 3.0 3.1 Acrossthepond.ged on 21 Feb 2011. ↑ Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Luis Manzano Dec 2010.ged (24 Apr 2011). ↑ 104-B.ged, (12 Sep 2010). ↑ Wikipedia: Roger I of Sicily ↑ Roger's eldest son predeceased him. His second son, Geoffrey, may have been a bastard, but may also have been a son of his first or second wife. Whatever the case, he was a leper with no chance of inheriting. Amatus II.45, p. 85 Malaterra I.12, 16, pp. 14 and 16. Chalandon (1907), Tome I, p. 119. Amatus III.7, p. 88. Wikipedia contributors, "Hauteville family," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [1] (accessed March 24, 2016). Britannica Wikipedia contributors, "Roger I of Sicily," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [2] (accessed March 24, 2016). FMG: 8. ROBERT "Guiscard/Weasel" de Hauteville ([1020]-Phiscardo Bay, Cephalonia 17 Jul 1085, bur Monastery of Santissima Trinità, Venosa). [3]
  Person ID	I59708	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	HAUTEVILLE Tancred,   b. Abt 0980, Hauteville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. Abt 1041, Coutances, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	NORMANDIE Fresenda,   b. Bef Aug 0997, Normandy, France d. 1057 (Age > 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SALERNO Sigelgaita,   b. 1031, Salerno, Campania, Italy d. 27 Jul 1090, Salerno, Campania, Italy (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1058	Apulia, Calabria, Italy
  Children	1. HAUTEVILLE Mahaut,   b. Abt 1059, Apulia (Puglia), Calabria, Italy d. 1112 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. GUISCARD Sybille,   b. Abt 1065   d. Aft 1117, Roucy, Champagne, France (Age > 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026