Perenos, doux of Italy, stayed in Dyrrachion & received homage of dissident Normans
Unit appears in:
KONSTANTINOS X (1059-1067)
1064
Summary:
Perenos, doux of Italy, stayed in Dyrrachion because of the difficulty of landing in Italy. A number of Norman dissidents crossed the Adriatic to do him homage, the most prominent being Joscelin of Molfetta, who burned a ship coming from Calabria
Dates:
1064
Joscelin of Molfetta (
Joscelin 10101
)
He fled across with his men to
Leon 20276
Perenos, burning a ship which came from Calabria (: )
Anonymus Barensis 152
Leon Perenos, doux of Italy (
Leon 20276
)
He received many dissident nobles from Italy at Dyrrachion, coming to do him homage (: )
Anonymus Barensis 152
Appointed doux of Italy but unable to sail across to Longibardia because of
Robert 61
(Guiscard)'s oppression, he remained at Dyrrachion and was appointed doux there (:)
Skylitzes Continuatus 169.1-5