Family Tree History & Research
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
A Few Stories of Knights & Warriors & Chivalric Ancestors
As I continue my research into the old Family Tree, I came upon a few more interesting ancestral kin who made names for themselves in the annals of history. Come along on my latest journey into my mother's family lines and my recent discoveries.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard (1015 – 1085), widely known as the Wily or the Weasel, was a Norman knight who settled in southern Italy about 1047. After a series of adventures, he made himself Duke of Apulia in 1059, and transformed southern Italy into a Norman domain by extending his rule over Calabria, Naples, and Sicily, laying the foundations for the Kingdom of Sicily.
