Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameRoger Count Of Sicily, 28G Grandfather
FatherTancred DE HAUTEVILLE (~995-~1041)
MotherFredisinde Of Normandy (~990-1057)
Web Notes notes for Roger Count Of Sicily
Roger I, Count of Sicily:
"The youngest son of Tancred de Hauteville, he followed his elder brothers from Normandy to Italy in 1057. Roger was given the task of conquering Sicily from the Saracens; it took him from 1062 until 1091 before he finally succeeded. A local story tells how, while at Messina, he was besieged by Sicilian refugees begging him to free Sicily from the Saracens. When he hesitated, Morgana, the fairy of Arthurian legends, appeared in her glory before him. She showed him her white coach which would carry him across the straits. To show him her power, she made towns and palaces from the other side appear so near that Roger could touch them. However, being cautious, he replied that he would sail with his men for Sicily in ships of his own fleet at the right moment, and that he would win not by magic but with the help of Christ. At the mention of Christ's name, the fairy, the coach, and the towns and palaces all disappeared.
Since then, due to reflection and refraction of light in unusual atmospheric states---the same causes for mirages in deserts---people can see men, ships, streets, palaces and houses in the air or the sea. The people living near the Straits of Messina call the phenomenon "Fata Morgana".
Roger's greatest support was his first wife, Judith d'Evreux, but sadly she died in 1076. A year later he married Eremberge de Mortain; but it was his third wife, Adelaide de Savona, who became the mother of his heir. Known as the Grand Count of Sicily, Roger died in 1101 and was buried with his first wife in the Cathedral of Mileto."
"The youngest son of Tancred de Hauteville, he followed his elder brothers from Normandy to Italy in 1057. Roger was given the task of conquering Sicily from the Saracens; it took him from 1062 until 1091 before he finally succeeded. A local story tells how, while at Messina, he was besieged by Sicilian refugees begging him to free Sicily from the Saracens. When he hesitated, Morgana, the fairy of Arthurian legends, appeared in her glory before him. She showed him her white coach which would carry him across the straits. To show him her power, she made towns and palaces from the other side appear so near that Roger could touch them. However, being cautious, he replied that he would sail with his men for Sicily in ships of his own fleet at the right moment, and that he would win not by magic but with the help of Christ. At the mention of Christ's name, the fairy, the coach, and the towns and palaces all disappeared.
Since then, due to reflection and refraction of light in unusual atmospheric states---the same causes for mirages in deserts---people can see men, ships, streets, palaces and houses in the air or the sea. The people living near the Straits of Messina call the phenomenon "Fata Morgana".
Roger's greatest support was his first wife, Judith d'Evreux, but sadly she died in 1076. A year later he married Eremberge de Mortain; but it was his third wife, Adelaide de Savona, who became the mother of his heir. Known as the Grand Count of Sicily, Roger died in 1101 and was buried with his first wife in the Cathedral of Mileto."