Guy of Hauteville
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Guy of Hauteville (Italian Guido d'Altavilla; died 5 July 1108) was an
Italo-Norman soldier and diplomat who for a time served the Byzantine Empire
.
Guy was a younger son of
Sichelgaita. During his father's expedition against the Byzantine Empire in 1081, he occupied Vlorë in Albania. He was present at his father's death in Greece on 17 July 1085.[1]
After his father's death, Guy entered the service of his erstwhile enemy, Emperor
Philomelium around 20 June 1098, it was met by the nominal leader of the Crusade, Stephen, Count of Blois, who reported that the siege of Antioch was going very badly.[1]
In 1108, Guy was with his half-brother,
Dyrrachium. Defeated, Bohemond sued for peace and during the negotiations Guy was entrusted with keeping the Byzantine hostages. He returned to Italy shortly after and died there on 5 July 1108, as recorded in the necrology of the Cathedral of San Matteo in Salerno.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Raoul Manselli, "Altavilla, Guido d’" Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 2 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1960).
