Serlo II of Hauteville

Serlo of Hauteville (also spelled Sarlo, died 1072) was the son and namesake of Serlo of Hauteville. He followed his uncle Roger in Southern Italy and fought in his wars.

Life His father, Serlo I, didn't leave for Southern Italy as his brothers did, but instead remained in Normandy to inherit his father Tancred's possessions.

Serlo followed his uncle, Roger I of Sicily, to Calabria, and took part in the many expeditions for the conquest of Sicily against the Saracens. By 1063, Serlo had already become one of his uncle's most able commanders. He participated in the siege of Cerami, commanding thirty knights, and in 1072 he also attacked Enna for over six months to prevent the Saracens from sending help to Palermo, that his uncle Roger had conquered. When the Sicilian conquest was ultimate, Roger was given the title of Grand Count of Sicily, and his lieutenants, including Serlo and , were given some fiefs. John Julius Norwich lets us know that while he was writing his book, "The Normans in the South" (published 1967), a construction firm was demolishing the rock.