County of Apulia and Calabria
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A Norman state founded by William of Hauteville in 1042 in southern Italy.
Establishment
October 1042: The three principal Norman groups held a council in Melfi which included Ranulf Drengot, Guaimar IV and William Iron Arm. William and the other leaders petitioned Guaimar to recognize their conquests, and William was acknowledged as the Norman leader in Apulia (which included Melfi and the Norman garrison at Troia). He received the title of Count of Apulia from Guiamar. Guaimar proclaimed himself Duke of Apulia and Calabria.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars between the Byzantines and the Normans in southern italy and the Balkan Peninsula.
1.1.Norman conquest of southern Italy
Were a series of military campaigns by Norman forces that slowly conquered southern Italy from the Bizyntine Empire and from local Lombard rulers.
1.1.1.Norman-Lombard Revolt
Was a revolt by the Lombards and the Normans against Byzantine rule in southern Italy that led to the initial territorial acquisitions of the Normans in the region.
1.1.2.Conquest of the Theme of Langobardia
Were a series of military campaigns by the Normans to conquer the Byzantine Theme of Langobardia.
January 1049: In 1048, Drogo of Hauteville, a Norman nobleman and military leader, led an expedition into Calabria through the valley of Crati, near Cosenza
January 1053: The Norman conquest of the Molise is poorly documented. Boiano (the principal town) may have been conquered the year before the Battle of Civitate by Robert Guiscard.
January 1055: In 1054 Lombard and Norman forces captured the city of Trani from the Byzantines.
January 1056: Count of Apulia and Calabria Humphrey conquered Oria, Nardò, and Lecce by the end of 1055.
January 1058: Most of Apulia (except the far south and Bari) capitulated to the Normans in campaigns by the fraternal counts William, Drogo and Humphrey.
January 1054: Robert Guiscard conquered Benevento in 1053 and declared its formal subjection to the papacy.
January 1057: In 1056, Robert Guiscard conquered Cosenza and part of Calabria.
August 1059: The Duchy of Apulia and Calabria was established with the first council of Melfi (preceded by the treaty of Melfi and made operational with the Melfi Concordat). Pope Niccolò II appointed Robert Guiscard duke of Apulia and Calabria.
Disestablishment
August 1059: The Duchy of Apulia and Calabria was established with the first council of Melfi (preceded by the treaty of Melfi and made operational with the Melfi Concordat). Pope Niccolò II appointed Robert Guiscard duke of Apulia and Calabria.
