Sikelgaita was born about 1040, the daughter of Guaimar IV (V) de Salerne and Gemma de Teano. The place is not known.
She died on 27 MAR 1090. The place is not known.
Her husband was Robert Guiscard de Hauteville, who she married in 1058. The place has not been found. Their nine known children were Héria (c1047-?), Mahaut (c1059/60-1111), Roger (1060/61-1111), Gui (c1063-1107), Guillaume (?-?), Robert (<1070-1110), Sybille (?-?), Mabille (?-?) and Olympias (?-?).
Sikelgaita de Salerne |
Guaimar IV (V) de Salerne |
Guaimar III de Salerne |
Giovanni II Lambert de Salerne |
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Sikelgaeta de Benevento |
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Gaitelgrima de Benvenuto |
Pandulf |
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Birth | ABT 1040 |
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Death | 27 MAR 1090 |
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Nobility Title | princesse lombarde d'Italie |
Note 1
Supposedly, she tried to poison Robert's son Bohemond by his first wife, although the two eventually came to an agreement by which her son Roger Borsa was allowed to succeed Robert in the duchy. With her son she put the Jews of Bari under that city's archbishop.