Robert II of Loritello
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Robert II was the son and successor of Count Robert I of Loritello
. His father died in 1107. He married his second cousin Adelaide, a daughter of Roger II of Sicily
and Elvira of Castile
. They had a son, named William
, who succeeded him.
Robert was a friend of the Church. He took part in the council of Troia (1115) of Pope Paschal II
and that of 1120 of Callixtus II.
Robert I of Loritello
Robert I was an Italo-Norman nobleman, the eldest son of Geoffrey of Hauteville, one of the elder sons of Tancred of Hauteville. He was the first count of Loritello in 1061....
. His father died in 1107. He married his second cousin Adelaide, a daughter of Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II 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, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...
and Elvira of Castile
Elvira of Castile (Sicilian queen)
Elvira of Castile was the first Queen of Sicily.- Background and upbringing :She was a daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile by his fourth queen, Isabella...
. They had a son, named William
William of Loritello
William was an Italo-Norman nobleman, the son and successor of Count Robert II of Loritello in 1137.He reigned only briefly, because, immediately after his succession, the Emperor Lothair II descended the peninsula to fight the royal pretensions of Roger II of Sicily in the Mezzogiorno. On the...
, who succeeded him.
Robert was a friend of the Church. He took part in the council of Troia (1115) of Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II
Pope Paschal II , born Ranierius, was Pope from August 13, 1099, until his death. A monk of the Cluniac order, he was created cardinal priest of the Titulus S...
and that of 1120 of Callixtus II.