Ruggero I

Japanese: ルッジェーロ[1世]（英語表記）Ruggero I

?‐1101
Count of Sicily. Youngest son of Tancredi, a Norman knight of the House of Hauteville. Together with his brother Robert Guiscard, he conquered Calabria and Sicily, demonstrating his military talent. As Count of Sicily, he governed the island under his brother's guardianship, and further consolidated his power after his brother's death (1085). He introduced Christianity to Sicily, which had been under Muslim rule, and placed bishops of his own choosing in various places. As for administration, he inherited the system from the Islamic era. [Shimizu Koichiro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1101
シチリア伯。ノルマンの騎士オートビル家のタンクレディの末子。兄ロベール･ギスカールとともにカラブリア，シチリアの征服を行い，その軍事的才能を示した。シチリア伯として兄の後見のもとに島を統治し，兄の死(1085)後さらに勢力を固めた。それまでイスラム教徒支配下にあったシチリアにキリスト教を導入し，自分の選任した司教を各地に配置した。行政に関してはイスラム時代の制度を継承した。【清水広一郎】

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