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Biography. Marriage and issue. References. Geoffrey, Count of Conversano. 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. Biography.
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.
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.
Alexander, Count of Conversano. Alexander (died after 1142) was the second count of Conversano (1085–1132), the son and successor of Geoffrey the Elder. Alexander, with his brother Tancred, was a constant thorn in the side of Roger II of Sicily. He took part in a civil war that broke out in Bari.
Geoffrey, conde de Conversano Godofredo el Viejo (fallecido en septiembre de 1100) fue un noble italo-normando . Sobrino de Robert Guiscard a través de una de sus hermanas, fue conde de Conversano desde 1072 y señor de Brindisi y Nardò desde 1070, hasta su muerte.
Geoffrey the Elder (died after 1085), a nephew of Robert Guiscard through one of his sisters, was the count of Conversano, Brindisi, and Nardò from 1068 to his death. According to Goffredo Malaterra , Geoffrey conquered most of his lands ( castra ) with his own energy ( sua strenuitate ) and without the help of the Guiscard.
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.
