n.
known as Roger Guiscard
born 1031, Normandy, France
died June 22, 1101, Mileto, Calabria
Count of Sicily (10721101).
A Norman knight, he went to Italy (1057) to help his brother Robert Guiscard take Calabria from the Byzantines (1060). They launched a campaign to conquer Sicily from the Muslims (1061). When they captured Palermo (1072), Roger was granted a limited right to govern Sicily and Calabria. After Robert's death, he gained full right to govern and created an efficient centralized government.