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Roger I of Sicily

1031 - 1101

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Roger I (Italian: Ruggero; Arabic: رُجار, romanized: Rujār; Maltese: Ruġġieru; Norse: Rogierr; c. 1031 – 22 June 1101), nicknamed "Roger Bosso" and "Grand Count Roger", was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. As a member of the House of Hauteville, he participated in several military expeditions against the Emirate of Sicily (beginning in 1061). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger I of Sicily has received more than 611,422 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Roger I of Sicily is the 86th most popular nobleman (up from 101st in 2019), the 522nd most popular biography from France (up from 576th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Nobleman.

Roger I of Sicily was most famous for his conquest of the city of Palermo in 1072.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Roger I of Sicily ranks 86 out of 1,415. Before him are Cleopatra of Macedon, Elisabeth Farnese, Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Ramesses IV, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, and Arthur, Prince of Wales. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Maria Alexandrovna, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, and Fatma Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1031, Roger I of Sicily ranks 1. After him are Shen Kuo, Matilda of Flanders, Malcolm III of Scotland, Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, and Robert, Count of Mortain. Among people deceased in 1101, Roger I of Sicily ranks 2. Before him is Mahmud al-Kashgari. After him are Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, John Skylitzes, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Conrad II of Italy, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, Su Song, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Vseslav of Polotsk.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roger I of Sicily ranks 522 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Aragon (1897), André Maurois (1885), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Gaspard II de Coligny (1519), Marie Louise d’Orléans (1662), and Childebert I (497). After him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Auguste Escoffier (1847), Victor Grignard (1871), Allan Kardec (1804), Richard Clayderman (1953), and Charles Richet (1850).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Roger I of Sicily ranks 16. Before him are Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philip the Bold (1342), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), and Jeanne d'Albret (1528). After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Élisabeth of France (1764), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), and Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372).

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