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Gisulph II

prince of Salerno
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Also known as: Gisulf II, Gisulfo
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Italian:
Gisulfo
Born:
c. 1040
Died:
after 1089
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Gisulph II (born c. 1040—died after 1089) was the prince of Salerno, the last important Lombard ruler to oppose the Norman conquest of southern Italy; his defeat marked the end of effective resistance to the Normans. In 1052 Gisulph’s father, Gaimar V, was assassinated in a revolt. Gisulph, held captive by the assassins, was rescued with the aid of Norman knights, who were rewarded by recognition of their territorial acquisitions. In 1058 the Norman lord Robert Guiscard effected an uneasy reconciliation with Gisulph by marrying his sister, and the following year Pope Nicholas II made Robert duke of Apulia and ...(100 of 284 words)

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