Gaimar V

prince of Salerno

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Gaimar V was the prince of Salerno, a city in southern Italy, from 1027 to 1052. He was a significant Lombard ruler who faced opposition from the Norman conquest of southern Italy. His reign ended with his assassination during a revolt in 1052. His son, Gisulph II, succeeded him as prince of Salerno. Salerno itself has a long history, founded as a Roman colony and later becoming a capital of an independent Lombard principality before falling to the Normans. The city is also known for having Europe's earliest medical school, which flourished in the 11th and 12th centuries.12

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…confirmed later that year by Gaimar V, the Lombard prince of Salerno, who arranged a marriage between William and his own niece, daughter of the duke of Sorrento. Emerging as the most powerful leader in southern Italy, William, allied with Gaimar, invaded Calabria (the toe of Italy) two years later.…
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…confirmed later that year by Gaimar V, the Lombard prince of Salerno, who arranged a marriage between William and his own niece, daughter of the duke of Sorrento. Emerging as the most powerful leader in southern Italy, William, allied with Gaimar, invaded Calabria (the toe of Italy) two years later.…
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