Tancred of Hauteville — was an eleventh century Norman petty lord about whom little is known. His historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants. He was a minor noble near Coutances in the Cotentin, but it is not even… … Wikipedia
Tancred d’Hauteville — Tancrède de Hauteville Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tancrède de Hauteville est le nom de plusieurs personnalités appartenant à une famille normande qui s est illustrée notamment en… … Wikipédia en Français
Tancred — or Tankred is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, coming from thank (thought) and rad (counsel), meaning well thought advice . It was used in the High Middle Ages mainly by the Normans and especially associated with the Hauteville family… … Wikipedia
Tancred, Prince of Galilee — Tancred (1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was a Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch. Tancred had a great grandfather with the same name, Tancred of Hauteville,… … Wikipedia
Hauteville-la-Guichard — is a French commune in the area of Coutances of the département of La Manche, in the region of Basse Normandie, famous as the original stronghold of the Hauteville family who made their fortunes in southern Italy and Sicily as the Norman kings of … Wikipedia
Tancred of Conversano — Tancred of Conversano, the youngest son of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano, became the count of Brindisi on his father s death (sometime after 1085). Tancred s elder brother Alexander succeeded their father as count of Conversano. In 1121, Count… … Wikipedia
Tancred, Prince of Bari — Tancred of Hauteville (c. 1119 ndash; 1138), one of many of that name, was the Prince of Bari and Taranto from 1132 to 1138.He was the second son of Roger II of Sicily and his first wife Elvira of Castile. His maternal grandparents were Alfonso… … Wikipedia
Hauteville family — The family of the Hauteville (French: Maison de Hauteville , Italian: Casa d Altavilla ) was a petty baronial Norman family from the Cotentin which rose to prominence in Europe, Asia, and Africa through its conquests in the Mediterranean,… … Wikipedia
Tancred, Count of Syracuse — Tancred (fl. 1104) was the Count of Syracuse and a member of the Hauteville family. He was appointed by his relative Roger I of Sicily to govern one of the first and only feudal counties created in Sicily after the Norman conquest. His… … Wikipedia
Tancred — Tancred, 1) T. von Hauteville, Normanne, zog mit seinen 12 Söhnen zur See auf Abenteuer aus, segelte durch die Meerenge von Gibraltar, landete in Apulien u. kämpfte um 1036 als Söldner der Griechen gegen die Sarazenen u. bekam Apulien zum Lehn.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
