Humphrey of Hauteville

Humphrey of Hauteville (died August 1057), also nicknamed Abelard,

Since Tancred had many sons, and his possessions weren’t enough to satisfy all of them, Humphrey and many of his brothers were soon forced to seek fortune elsewhere.

First years in Southern Italy

Goffredo Malaterra and Amatus of Montecassino record that Humphrey journeyed to Southern Italy with his brothers William Iron Arm and Drogo, around 1035/7, to strengthen the ranks of Rainulf Drengot, Count of Aversa. Chalandon, however, believes that he followed his brothers years later, between 1043 and 1045, as he is not recorded among the Normans who elected William Iron Arm in 1042. Humphrey and Gaitelgrima had four sons:

Geoffrey Joscelin Abelard Herman

We also know that they had a daughter, as Amatus of Montecassino records that Robert Guiscard pursued "Abelard and Gradilon, the husband of his sister" after the former's rebellion in 1078.