Tancred, Prince of Bari

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Tancred of Hauteville (c. 1116 – 1138), one of many of that name, was the prince of Bari and Taranto from 1132 to 1138.

He was the second son of Roger of Sicily and his first wife Elvira of Castile. His maternal grandparents were Alfonso VI of Castile and his mistress Isabel or Mary, possibly the same person as Zaida, converted daughter of al-Mutamid of Seville.

He was named by his father, King Roger II of Sicily, to replace the rebellious Grimoald in Bari. He was only about fifteen or sixteen years old at the time. When he grew to adulthood, he became, along with his brothers Roger, duke of Apulia, and Alfonso, prince of Capua, one of his father's chief men on the peninsula, while the king himself remained mostly in Sicily. He died young in 1138 and William, his other brother, inherited his estates and titles.

[edit] References

• Norwich, John Julius. The Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194. Longman: London, 1970.

Preceded by Grimoald	Prince of Bari 1132–1138	Succeeded by Jaquintus
Preceded by Roger	Prince of Taranto 1132–1138	Succeeded by William I