Drogo of Hauteville, Count of Apulia^[1]

Abt 1010 - 1051  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Drogo of Hauteville
  Suffix	Count of Apulia
  Birth	Abt 1010
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1046
  	Count of Apulia
  	After William's death in 1046, Drogo and Peter of Trani were vied to succeed him. Having the support of Guaimar, Drogo was elected by his fellow Normans. Count of Apulia and Calabria 1046\endash 1051
  Death	10 Aug 1051	Montiglio
  	Cause: assassinated
  Burial	church of the Most Holy Trinity (Santissima Trinità) in Venosa
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogo_of_Hauteville (Medical):Drogo was assassinated at Monteilaro, near Bovino, the victim of a Byzantine conspiracy organised by the Catepan Argyrus, who was planning the reconquest of Apulia. Drogo was buried in the church of the Most Holy Trinity (Santissima Trinità) in Venosa.
  Person ID	I63988	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Tancred of Hauteville,   b. 980   d. 1041 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Muriella   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551618801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gaitelgrima (Altrude) of Salerno   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1047
  Family ID	F551618804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2013

  
  

• Photos		Drogo of Hauteville A statue of Drogo was erected on the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Coutances in 1875, to replace an original destroyed in the Revolution.
  		Map Italy and Illyria 1084

  
  

• Sources

  [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the free encyclopedia).