Hauteville family

Hauteville
Altavilla
Hauteville; Altavilla
Noble house
	Coat of arms of the Hauteville family
Country	County/Duchy of Apulia; County of Sicily; Kingdom of Sicily and Africa; Principality of Antioch;
Founded	11th century
Founder	Tancred of Hauteville
Current head	None; extinct
Final ruler	Constance of Sicily
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)
Dissolution	1198

The House of Hauteville (Italian: Altavilla) was a Norman family originally of seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, Roger II, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants ruled Sicily until 1194. Some Italian Hautevilles took part in the First Crusade and the founding of the Principality of Antioch (1098).

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