Following the collapse of Roman and later Lombard authority in southern Italy, a group of semi-independent principalities evolved between the 8th and 11th centuries:
Eventually, all of these principalities were united under Norman rule and merged into the Kingdom of Sicily, founded in 1130
Following the collapse of Roman and later Lombard authority in southern Italy, a group of semi-independent principalities evolved between the 8th and 11th centuries:
Eventually, all of these principalities were united under Norman rule and merged into the Kingdom of Sicily, founded in 1130