Princess Sikelgaita of Salerno

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Sikelgaita (also Sichelgaita or Sigelgaita) (1040 – 16 April 1090) was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno, and second wife of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia.

She married Robert in 1058, after Robert divorced his first wife Alberada, due to supposed consanguinity. Her sister Gaitelgrima had earlier married Robert's half-brother Drogo. The divorce from Alberada and the marriage of Sikelgaita were probably part of a strategy of alliance with the remaining Lombard princes, of whom Guaimar was chief. Alberada, for her part, appears to have had no qualms about dissolving her marriage.

Sikelgaita tried to mediate between her brother Gisulf II of Salerno and husband when their relations went sour, but her pleas went unheeded and she accepted her brother's lot in the war with Guiscard (1078).

Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on his conquests. Although at first she tried to persuade him not to attack the Byzantine Empire, she accompanied him on his campaign against them nevertheless. At the Battle of Dyrrhachium she fought in full armour, rallying Robert's troops when they were initially repulsed by the Byzantine army. According to the Byzantine chronicler Anna Comnena, she was "like another Pallas, if not a second Athena," and, in the Alexiad, Anna attributes to her a quote from the Iliad. In 1083, Sikelgaita returned to Italy with Robert to defend Pope Gregory VII against the Emperor Henry IV. She accompanied him on a second campaign against the Byzantines, during which Robert died on Kefalonia in 1085 with Sikelgaita at his side. Early in 1086, Sikelgaita was in Salerno making a donation of the town of Centraro in his honour to Montecassino, which the couple had endowed well throughout their married life.[1] Sikielgaita donated a large amount of silver for her health while she was ill on another occasion.[2]

Supposedly, she tried to poison Robert's son Bohemond by his first wife, although the two eventually came to an agreement by which her son Roger Borsa was allowed to succeed Robert in the duchy. With her son she put the Jews of Bari under that city's archbishop.[3]

On her death, she was, at her own request, buried in Montecassino.[1]

Children

With Robert, Sikelgaita had eight children:

• Mafalda (1059/1060 – 1108), married Raymond Berengar II of Barcelona and then Aimeric II, Viscount of Narbonne
• Roger Borsa (1060/1061 – 1111)
• Guy (died 1107)
• Robert Scalio (died 1110)
• Sibilla (Sybil), married Ebles II, Count of Roucy
• Mabillia (Mabel), married William de Grandmesnil
• Heria, married Hugh V, Count of Maine
• Olympias, betrothed to Constantine Doukas, son of Michael VII Ducas and Maria Bagrationi, in 1074

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8. SICHELGAITA ( [1040/45]-Salerno 27 Jul 1090, bur Monte Cassino). The Gestis Ducum Normannorum names "primogenitam filiam Gaumarii principis Salerni…Sichelgaitam" as the wife of "Robertus Wiscardus Normannigena dux Apuliæ"[1048]. The Annals of Romoald in 1060 record the marriage of "Sikelgaitum Guaimerii principis filia" and "Robbertus Guiscardus"[1049]. Malaterra names "filiamque Gaimari Salernitani principis Sigelgaytam" as the second wife of Robert "Guiscard"[1050]. The Chronica Mon. Casinensis names the second wife of Robert as "sororem Salernitani principis…Sikelgaita"[1051]. Her birth date is estimated from her having borne children immediately after her marriage. Her husband became heir to the Principality of Salerno through this marriage, although her husband forestalled his inheritance by conquering Salerno in 1077. The Alexeiad names Robert "Guiscard"'s wife Gaita when recording that "she went on campaign with her husband and when she donned armour she was indeed a formidable sight"[1052]. She successfully laid siege to Trani, while her husband did the same at Taranto, as part of their campaign to suppress the rebellion of autumn 1078. She also fought in the battle to capture Durazzo in 1081/82. The Annals of Romoald record the death in Apr 1090 of "Sikelgaita ducissa mater Rogerii ducis"[1053].

m ( [1058/59] ) as his second wife, ROBERT "Guiscard" Duke of Apulia, son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his second wife Fressenda --- ( [1020]-Phiscardo Bay, Cephalonia 17 Jul 1085, bur Monastery of Santissima Trinità, Venosa).

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Sikelgaita (also Sichelgaita or Sigelgaita) (1040 – 16 April 1090) was a Lombard princess, the daughter of Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno, and second wife of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia. She commanded troops in her own right.

Robert and his family; Sikelgaita is seated on the right She married Robert in 1058, after Robert divorced his first wife Alberada, due to supposed consanguinity. Her sister Gaitelgrima had earlier married Robert's half-brother Drogo. The divorce from Alberada and the marriage to Sikelgaita were probably part of a strategy of alliance with the remaining Lombard princes, of whom Guaimar was chief. Alberada, for her part, appears to have had no qualms about dissolving her marriage.

Sikelgaita tried to mediate between her brother Gisulf II of Salerno and husband when their relations went sour, but her pleas went unheeded and she accepted her brother's lot in the war with Guiscard (1078).

Sikelgaita frequently accompanied Robert on his conquests. She conducted the siege of Trani (1080) while Robert moved against Taranto. Although at first she tried to persuade him not to attack the Byzantine Empire, she nevertheless brought troops and accompanied him on his campaign against them. At the Battle of Dyrrhachium in 1081 she was on the field in full armour, rallying her and Robert's troops when they were initially repulsed by the Byzantine army and were in danger of losing cohesion. As a middle-aged woman with a large family, it is unlikely that she was a combatant although obviously close to the action, probably in a sort of command post.[2] According to the Byzantine historian Anna Comnena, she was "like another Pallas, if not a second Athena," and, in the Alexiad, Anna attributes to her a quote from the Iliad.

In 1083, Sikelgaita returned to Italy with Robert to defend Pope Gregory VII against the Emperor Henry IV. She accompanied him on a second campaign against the Byzantines, during which Robert died on Kefalonia in 1085 with Sikelgaita at his side. Early in 1086, Sikelgaita was in Salerno making a donation of the town of Centraro in his honour to Montecassino, which the couple had endowed well throughout their married life. Sikelgaita donated a large amount of silver for her health while she was ill on another occasion.

Supposedly, she tried to poison Robert's son Bohemond by his first wife, although the two eventually came to an agreement by which her son Roger Borsa was allowed to succeed Robert in the duchy. With her son she put the Jews of Bari under that city's archbishop.

On her death, she was, at her own request, buried in Montecassino.

Children: With Robert Guiscard, Sikelgaita had eight children:

Mafalda (1059/1060 – 1108), married Raymond Berengar II of Barcelona and then Aimeric I, Viscount of Narbonne Roger Borsa (1060/1061 – 1111) Guy (died 1107) Robert Scalio (died 1110) Sibilla (Sybil), married Ebles II, Count of Roucy Mabillia (Mabel) of Apulia, married William de Grandmesnil Heria, married Hugh V, Count of Maine Olympias, betrothed to Constantine Doukas, son of Michael VII Ducas and Maria Bagrationi, in 1074

_________________ //As ther children with Roberto "il Guiscardo" de Altavilla (de Hauteville) has NOT been included here in geni World Tree, I place another citation with this fact// ::SOURCE:: Contessa Sigelgaita di Salerno Female - 1090 Has more than 250 ancestors and more than 250 descendants in this family tree.

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   Name 	Sigelgaita di Salerno 

   Prefix 	Contessa 

   Relationship	with Adam

   Gender 	Female 

   Died 	1090 

   Person ID 	I14530  	Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW

   Last Modified 	19 Mar 2010 

Father Principe Guaimar IV. di Salerno, b. Aft 1013, d. 3 Jun 1052 (Age ~ 38 years)

   Mother 	Gemma di Marsico,   b. Bef 1010,   d. Bef 1070  (Age ~ 60 years) 

   Married 	Bef 1030 

   [Expand] Siblings 	1 sibling 

   Family ID 	F221163  	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

Family Robert Guiscard d' Hauteville, b. 1015, d. 17 Jul 1085 (Age 70 years)

   Children  	

    	1. Maud Guiscard,   b. 1059-1060, Hauteville, Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1111-1112  (Age 52 years)

    	2. Isabella di Apulia,   d. Yes, date unknown

    	3. Sibille d' Hauteville,   d. Yes, date unknown

   Last Modified 	19 Mar 2010 

   Family ID 	F5106  	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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