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Geoffrey the Elder (died September 1100) was an Italo-Norman nobleman. A nephew of Robert Guiscard through one of his sisters, he was the count of Conversano from 1072 and the lord of Brindisi and Nardò from 1070, until his death.
- Alexander, Count of Conversano
Alexander (died after 1142) was the second count of...
- Tancred of Conversano
Tancred of Conversano, the youngest son of Geoffrey, Count...
- Alexander, Count of Conversano
This new town gained importance when, in 1054, the Norman lord Geoffrey, assumed the title of "Count of Conversano" and turned Conversano into the capital of a large county that extended to Lecce and Nardò. After the count's death in 1101, the county was inherited by his sons Robert and Alexander.
Life. Devotion of the Princess Sibylla ( Félix Auvray, 1832), based on a legend: Curthose is wounded in the Crusades by a poisoned arrow, and Sibylla sucks the poison from the wound, giving her life to save his. She was the daughter of Geoffrey of Brindisi, Count of Conversano and a grandniece of Robert Guiscard. [1] [2]
Robert (died July 1080) was the first Norman count of Montescaglioso. Robert had a brother, Geoffrey of Conversano. Their mother was a sister of Duke Robert Guiscard. Along with his brother Geoffrey and his cousins, Abelard and Herman, Robert was constantly in rebellion against his uncle the
2 de jul. de 2019 · Under the Normans, it gained importance when on 1054, Lord Geoffrey, the Count of Conversano, turned the town into the capital of a large county. Conversano is a part of the province of Bari in the southern region of Puglia and lies 30 kilometers southeast of Bari and 7 kilometers from the Adriatic Coast.
