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Roger III (1118 – 2 or 12 May 1148) was the eldest son of King Roger II of Sicily and Elvira of Castile. He was the Duke of Apulia from 1134 until his death. Roger's first public act took place at Melfi in 1129, where, though still a child, he accepted the fealty of some rebellious barons along with his father and his younger brother Tancred ...
Tancred was the illegitimate son of Roger III, duke of Apulia, and grandson of Roger II, king of Sicily. Years earlier, during the reign of William II’s father, William I, Tancred had joined an insurrection in 1155 in an attempt to seize the throne from his uncle; the attempt failed and Tancred was imprisoned for five years.
The duchy was disestablished in 1130 when the last duke of Apulia and Calabria, Roger II, became King of Sicily. The title of duke was thereafter used intermittently as a title for the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Sicily .
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Roger III (1118 – 2 or 12 May 1148) was the eldest son of King Roger II of Sicily and Elvira of Castile. He was the Duke of Apulia from 1134 until his death. Roger's first public act took place at Melfi in 1129, where, though still a child, he accepted the fealty of some rebellious barons along with his father and his younger brother Tancred.
The duchy of Apulia survives as a recognisable entity, but one which is usually a lesser title and with holders of the title appointed by Roger II and his successors. In the modern age, a branch of the House of Savoy, rulers of the former kingdom of Italy, continues to use the title.
On July 25th, 1127, duke William of Apulia died, and in the first days of August his kinsman and vassal, count Roger of Sicily, anchored his fleet in the bay of Salerno. Ambassadors left the ships and demanded the submission of the citizens to the count of Sicily, who claimed their allegiance on the ground of hereditary right.
