NameRoger II de Napoles y Sicilia
Birth1097
Death1154
Notes for Roger II de Napoles y Sicilia
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jast/D0078/G0000035.html#I8259Nieto de Richard I the Fearless
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.