Drogo de Hauteville

Drogo de Hauteville (born, Hauteville-la-Guichard, Normandy [France]—died Aug. 10, 1051, Monte Ilario, Salerno [Italy]) was a Norman count of Apulia (1046–51), half brother of the conqueror Robert Guiscard. He led the Norman conquest of southern Italy after the death of his older brother William Iron Arm, whom he succeeded as count of Apulia. Arriving in Italy about 1035 with William and his younger brother Humphrey, Drogo fought for the Byzantines against the Muslims in Sicily,...