Roger II. King of Sicily. Born in 1097. He gained some territory from his cousin, William of Apulia, after whose death, in 1127, he was acknowledged as Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Naples, receiving his investiture from Pope Honorius II (1128). Soon afterwards, the Prince of Capua did homage to him as his overlord. In 1129, he received from the anti-pope, Anacletus, the title of King of Sicily. Died 1154.

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