Lotterio Filangieri (died 1302)
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Lotterio Filangieri (died 1302) was a south Italian nobleman, the son of Giordano II
of the Filangieri
family, from whom he inherited the fief of Senerchia
. Lotterio held a string of high posts in the Kingdom of Sicily
during the final decades of the thirteenth century and opening years of the fourteenth.
He succeeded his brother, Aldoino, as justiciar
of the Terra di Bari
in 1283. In 1290 he was named "captain of war" (capitano di guerra) in the Basilicata
by Charles II
. From 1300 until his death he was the justiciar of the Terra d'Otranto
.
Giordano Filangieri II
Giordano Filangieri was a Neapolitan nobleman, the son of Giordano, lord of Nocera, and Oranpiassa, and younger brother of Riccardo. Both he and his brother became involved in the high politics of the Kingdom of Sicily....
of the Filangieri
Filangieri
The Filangieri were an Italo-Norman noble family with origins near Nocera in the Kingdom of Sicily, but they rose to prominence at Naples...
family, from whom he inherited the fief of Senerchia
Senerchia
Senerchia is an Italian municipality of 1370 registered voters, but with only 1036 inhabitants, of province of Avellino, located in High Valley Sele in Campania.-Geography:...
. Lotterio held a string of high posts in the Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...
during the final decades of the thirteenth century and opening years of the fourteenth.
He succeeded his brother, Aldoino, as justiciar
Justiciar
In medieval England and Ireland the Chief Justiciar was roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister as the monarch's chief minister. Similar positions existed on the Continent, particularly in Norman Italy. The term is the English form of the medieval Latin justiciarius or justitiarius In...
of the Terra di Bari
Terra di Bari
The Terra di Bari , in antiquity Peucetia and in the Middle Ages Ager Barianus , is the region around Bari in Apulia. Historically it was one of the justiciarships of the Kingdom of Sicily and later Naples. It became a province in the Two Sicilies. Today it is a part of the Province of Bari in Italy...
in 1283. In 1290 he was named "captain of war" (capitano di guerra) in the Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
by Charles II
Charles II of Naples
Charles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...
. From 1300 until his death he was the justiciar of the Terra d'Otranto
Terra d'Otranto
Terra d'Otranto was an ancient administrative division of the Kingdom of Naples, consisting of a giustizierato and then converted into a Province of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Now it belongs to Apulia region and is located in the Province of Lecce....
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