Hauteville family

Hauteville
Altavilla, Autavilla
Hauteville; Altavilla, Autavilla
Noble house
	Coat of arms of the Hauteville family
Country	Normandy, Southern Italy
Founded	11th century
Founder	Tancred of Hauteville
Final ruler	Constance of Sicily (died 1198)
Titles	List Count of Apulia; (1042–1059); Duke of Apulia; (1059–1130); King of Sicily; (1130–1198); Prince of Antioch; (1098–1163);
Motto	Dextera Domini fecit virtutem, Dextera Domini exaltavit me; (God's right-hand made wonders, God's right-hand exalted me)
Cadet branches	List Guarna / Avarna family; Gesualdo family; Rosso family; Mazzarino family; Loffredo; Ventimiglia of Geraci; ;

The Hauteville family (Italian: Altavilla, Sicilian: Autaviḍḍa) was a Norman family, originally of petty lords, from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy.^[7]

The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. In 1130, Roger II of Hauteville, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants ruled the kingdom until 1194. The Hauteville also took part in the First Crusade and ruled of the independent Principality of Antioch (1098).^[8]

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^ Kauffmann, Martin (2003). "Hauteville, house of family". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t036942. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.
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