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Emperor Henry III declared Drogo of Hauteville to be count of all Apulian and Calabrian Normans.

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Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 to 1056

Henry III, called the Black or the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia.
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Drogo of Hauteville

Second Count of Apulia and Calabria

Drogo of Hauteville was the second Norman Count of Apulia. He led the Normans of Southern Italy after the death of his brother, William Iron Arm.
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County of Apulia and Calabria

Norman state in southern Italy and Sicily from 1043 to 1130

The County of Apulia and Calabria, later the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria, was a Norman state founded by William of Hauteville in 1043, composed of the territories of Gargano, Capitanata, Apulia, Vulture, and most of Campania. It became a duchy when Robert Guiscard was raised to…
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