About Achard II, Count of Lecce
Lived 1050 – 1137 (aged 86–87). Achard II, Count of Lecce was an Italian feudatory.
Achard II was the Norman count of Lecce (from before 1133) and Ostuni, both in southern Apulia, in today's southern Italy.
He was the son of Count Geoffrey II of Lecce and a descendant of one of the sons of Tancred of Hauteville, Geoffrey, arrived c. 1054, later count of Brindisi. His daughter Emma of Lecce (b. ca. 1120; d. 1194) had an affair with Roger, Duke of Apulia (b. 1118; d. 10 May 1148), son of Roger II of Sicily (b. 22 December 1095; d. 26 February 1154). His grandson, of this relationship, was later his heir and King Tancred (b. 1138; d. 20 February 1194).
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Who was Achard II, Count of Lecce?
Count of Lecce and Ostuni
When was Achard II, Count of Lecce born?
Achard II, Count of Lecce was born in 1050.
When did Achard II, Count of Lecce die?
Achard II, Count of Lecce died in 1137 in Lecce.
What was Achard II, Count of Lecce's occupation?
Achard II, Count of Lecce was a feudatory.
What nationality was Achard II, Count of Lecce?
Achard II, Count of Lecce was Italian.
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