Asclettin of Acerenza
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Asclettin was the first count of Acerenza
, one of the twelve leaders of the Norman
mercenaries of Guaimar IV of Salerno
who conquered much of Apulia
between 1038 and 1042. In the latter year, the division of the conquests twelvefold was made and Asclettin received his portion.
Asclettin arrived in 1016 with his older brothers Osmond
and Gilbert
. He was a member of the Drengot family
and his brother Rainulf Drengot
was the first Norman to hold any land in the south: he was the first count of Aversa. Rainulf was succeeded by Asclettin' son and namesake, Asclettin
.
Acerenza
Acerenza is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.-History:With its strategic position 800 m above sea-level, Acerenza has been sacked by a series of invaders....
, one of the twelve leaders of the Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
mercenaries of Guaimar IV of Salerno
Guaimar IV of Salerno
Guaimar IV was Prince of Salerno , Duke of Amalfi , Duke of Gaeta , and Prince of Capua in Southern Italy over the period from 1027 to 1052. He was an important figure in the final phase of Byzantine authority in the Mezzogiorno and the commencement of Norman power...
who conquered much of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
between 1038 and 1042. In the latter year, the division of the conquests twelvefold was made and Asclettin received his portion.
Asclettin arrived in 1016 with his older brothers Osmond
Osmond Drengot
Osmond Drengot was one of the first Norman adventurers in the Mezzogiorno. He was the son of a petty, but rich, lord of Carreaux, near Avesnes-en-Bray in the region of Rouen. Carreaux gives his family the alternate name of de Quarrel.In 1016, Osmond took part in a hunt with Duke Richard II of...
and Gilbert
Gilbert Buatère
Gilbert Buatère was one of the first Norman adventurers in the Mezzogiorno. He was the eldest son of a petty, but rich, lord of Carreaux, near Avesnes-en-Bray in the region of Rouen...
. He was a member of the Drengot family
Drengot family
The Drengots were a Norman family of mercenaries, one of the first to head to the Mezzogiorno of Italy to fight in the service of the Lombards. They became the most prominent family after the Hautevilles.-Origins:...
and his brother Rainulf Drengot
Rainulf Drengot
Rainulf Drengot was a Norman adventurer and the first count of Aversa .When one of Rainulf's numerous brothers, Osmond, was exiled by Richard I of Normandy for the murder of one of his kin, Rainulf, Osmond, and their brothers Gilbert Buatère, Asclettin , and Raulf went on a pilgrimage to the...
was the first Norman to hold any land in the south: he was the first count of Aversa. Rainulf was succeeded by Asclettin' son and namesake, Asclettin
Asclettin, Count of Aversa
Asclettin Drengot was the son of Asclettin, count of Acerenza, brother of Rainulf Drengot, whom he succeeded in the county of Aversa in 1045...
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