Brief Life History of Sichelgaita
When Sichelgaita de Salerno was born about 1031, in Salerno, Salerno, Campania, Italy, her father, Guaimar IV di Salerno, was 20 and her mother, Princess Gemma Capua, was 17. She married Robert Guiscard about 1058, in Puglia, Italy. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 27 July 1090, in Cetraro, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, at the age of 60, and was buried in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
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- Sigelgaita Of Salerno, "Find A Grave Index"
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - SICHELGAITA ([1040/45]-Salerno 27 Jul 1090, bur Monte Cassino).
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - SICHELGAITA di Salerno, daughter of GUAIMAR IV Prince of Salerno & his wife Gemma of Capua ([1040/45]-Salerno 27 Jul 1090, bur Monte Cassino).
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Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.
Indian: variant of Dey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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