Hauteville Family

Hauteville Family

The family of the Hauteville (French: Maison de Hauteville, Italian: Casa d'Altavilla, Sicilian: Casa d'Autavilla) was a petty baronial Norman family from the Cotentin which rose to prominence in Europe, Asia, and Africa through its conquests in the Mediterranean, especially Southern Italy and Sicily. They also participated in the Norman conquest of England.

Read more about Hauteville Family:  Origins, Mezzogiorno, Kingdom of Sicily, Crusades, Genealogy

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