Tristan of Montepeloso

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Tristan (born before 1020) was the first lord of Montepeloso from 1042. [1] [2] Unlike his fellow Norman mercenaries, Tristan was a Breton. He was one of the twelve leading barons of the Hauteville following as indicated by his inclusion in the partition which divided the conquered regions of Apulia.

Tristan probably arrived in the Mediterranean around 1030. He took part in the Sicilian campaign of George Maniaches of 1038. In 1042, William Iron Arm was elected count of the Normans and the division was made. Montepeloso was his capital and he received the region of Potenza. He married a sister of William and undersigned two diplomas of William's brother and successor Drogo as Tristainus cognatus comitis: "Tristan, relative of the count." [3] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

It is possible that he is the Tristan recorded as the founder of the Deliceto, near Foggia, in 1073.

References

  1. ↑ Warren, F. M. (1909). "Tristan on the Continent before 1066". Modern Language Notes. 2 (24). Johns Hopkins University Press. JSTOR   2916639.
  2. ↑ "Irsina and the saint of Mantegna". cittameridiane.it. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Ménager, L. R. "Les Fondations Monastiques de Robert Guiscard, Duc de Pouille et de Calabre" [The Monastic Foundations of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria](PDF). perspectivia.net (in French). p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2024.
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