What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1059
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 41.00° N, 15.66° E
- Description
- treaty of 1059
Treaty of Melfi
1059 pact of pope with Norman princes
The Treaty of Melfi or Concordat of Melfi was signed on 23 August 1059 between Pope Nicholas II and the Norman princes Robert Guiscard and Richard I of Capua. Based on the terms of the accord, the Pope recognized the Norman conquest of Southern Italy. Moreover, the Pope recognized Robert Guiscard as Duke of Apulia and Calabria, and as Count of Sicily.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Robert Guiscard, count of Apulia and Calabria, signs the Treaty of Melfi with Pope Nicholas II. Nicholas recognises the Norman conquest of southern Italy”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “подписан Мельфийский конкордат”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page