Hauteville family

Hauteville
Altavilla
Noble house
Country
Founded11th century
FounderTancred of Hauteville
Current headNone; extinct
Final rulerConstance of Sicily
Titles
List
Motto
Dextera Domini fecit virtutem, Dextera Domini exaltavit me

(God's right-hand made wonders, God's right-hand exalted me)
Dissolution1198 (1198)

The House of Hauteville (Italian: Altavilla) was a Norman family originally of seigneurial rank from the Cotentin.[1] The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, Roger II, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants ruled Sicily until 1194. Some Italian Hautevilles took part in the First Crusade and the founding of the Principality of Antioch (1098).

  1. ^ Kauffmann, Martin (2003). "Hauteville, house of family". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t036942. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.

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