Roger Le Grand II

• Preferred Name: Roger Le Grand II^{[1] [2]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LD7M-NF5
  
• Birth: 22 DEC 1095 in Mileto, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy at LATI: N8.6071 LONG: E6.0644
  
• Burial: MAR 1154 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy at LATI: N8.1167 LONG: E3.3633
  
• Reino: BET 1130 AND 1154 in Sicilia at LATI: N7.75 LONG: E4.25 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Roi de Sicile
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Count of Sicily in 1105, Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, King of Sicily in 1130 and King of Africa in 1148
  
• Death: 26 FEB 1154 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy at LATI: N7.8 LONG: E3.58
  
• Occupation: N1852
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Ruggero II di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia was born on 22 December 1095 at Mileto, Italy.2 He was the son of Roger I de Hauteville, Conte di Sicilia and Adelasia di Savona del Vasto, Regenta di Sicilia.3,2 He married, firstly, Elvira de Castilla, daughter of Alfonso VI, Rey de Castilla y León and Zaide Abbadide de Sevilla, in 1117.2 He married Sibylle de Bourgogne, daughter of Hugues II Borel de Bourgogne, Duc de Bourgogne, in 1149.2 He married, thirdly, Béatrice de Vitry, daughter of Gonthier I de Vitry, Châtelain de Vitry and Béatrice de Namur, in 1151.2 He died on 26 February 1154 at age 58 at Palermo, Italy.3,2
  Ruggero II di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia also went by the nick-name of Roger 'the Great'.3 He succeeded as the Conte di Sicilia in 1105.3 He succeeded as the Duca di Puglia e Calabria in 1128.3 He was created King Roger II of Sicily in 1130.3
  Children of Ruggero II di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia and Elvira de Castilla
  Ruggero di Sicilia, Duca di Puglia e Calabria+3 b. 1118, d. 1148
  Tancredi di Sicilia, Principe di Bari2 b. 1119, d. bt 1138 - 1140
  Alfonso di Sicilia, Principe di Capua2 b. 1121, d. 1144
  Adelicia di Sicilia2 b. 1125, d. bt 1184 - 1187
  Guglielmo I di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia+3 b. 1126, d. 1166
  Child of Ruggero II di Sicilia, Re di Sicilia and Béatrice de Vitry
  Costanza I di Sicilia, Regina di Sicilia+1 b. 1 Nov 1154, d. 27 Nov 1198
  Citations
  [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 113. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_II_of_Sicily
  
  Roger's first marriage was in 1117 to Elvira, a daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile. When she died, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse.[36] They had six children:
  
  Roger (1118 – 12 May 1148), heir, Duke of Apulia (from 1135), possibly also Count of Lecce;
  Tancred (1119–1138), Prince of Bari (from 1135).
  Alfonso (c. 1120 – 10 October 1144), Prince of Capua (from 1135) and Duke of Naples;
  A daughter (d. young in 1135);
  William (1120/1121 – 7 May 1166), his successor, Duke of Apulia (from 1148)[37]
  Henry (1135 – died young).
  
  Roger's second marriage was in 1149 to Sibylla, daughter of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy.[38] They had two children:
  
  Henry (29 August 1149 – died young);
  Stillborn child (16 September 1150).[38]
  
  Roger's third marriage was in 1151 to Beatrice of Rethel, a grandniece of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem.[38] They had one daughter:
  
  Constance (born posthumously, 2 November 1154 – 28 November 1198),[38] who married Emperor Henry VI and was later Queen of Sicily.[39]
  
  Roger also had five known illegitimate children:
  
  —By a daughter of Hugues I, Count of Molise:
  
  Simon, who became Prince of Taranto in 1144.[38]
  
  —With unknown mistresses:
  
  A daughter, wife of Rodrigo Garcés (later Henry, Count of Montescaglioso)
  A daughter, wife of the neapolitan nobleman Adam;
  Clemenza, married Hugues II, Count of Molise;
  Adelisa (d. aft. 1184/87) married firstly Joscelin, Count of Loreto, and secondly Robert of Bassonville, Count of Loritello;
  Marina, married the great admiral Margaritus of Brindisi.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#Tancreddied1194A as of 2/6/2016
  ROGER of Sicily, son of ROGER I Count of Sicily & his third wife Adelaida di Savona [Monferrato] ([22 Dec 1095]-Pa
  
  Roger II (22 December 1095-26 February 1154)
  Roger II (22 December 1095-26 February 1154) was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Ca
  
  === K. of Naples ===
  K. of Naples

• m. 1149

• m. 1151

• m. 1117

1. Roger Le Grand III, b. 1118 in Sicily, Italy     d. 12 MAY 1148 in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

• m. 1151

1. Costanza Heiliger Römischer Kaiser Kaiserin I, b. 2 NOV 1154 in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily     d. 27 NOV 1198 in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily

1. Tancred King of Sicily, b. 1138 in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy     d. 20 FEB 1194 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy

1. Title: Roger of Sicily, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV9-182V : 6 August 2020), Roger of Sicily, ; Burial, Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy, Cattedrale di Palermo; citing record ID 7741112, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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2. Title: Wikipedia
   Author: Alexander of Telese, The Deeds of Roger.
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_II_of_Sicily;