Norman noble family that rose to prominence in southern Italy
Hauteville
The Hauteville family was a Norman family, originally of petty lords, from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy.
The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. In 1130, Roger II of Hauteville, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants ruled the kingdom until 1194. The Hauteville also took part in the First Crusade and ruled the independent Principality of Antioch (1098).
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