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Lombards of Sicily
Total population
65,000 (est.)
Regions with significant populations
Lombards of Sicily Italy (Sicily)65,000 (est.)
Languages
Gallo-Italic of Sicily, Italian
Religion
Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Italians (Northern Italians)
Map of Italy on the eve of the arrival of the Normans. The Lombards of Sicily came to Sicily from their homeland, the Kingdom of Lombardy.

The Lombards of Sicily (Italian: Lombardi di Sicilia) are an ethnolinguistic minority living in Sicily, southern Italy, speaking an isolated variety of Gallo-Italic languages, the so-called Gallo-Italic of Sicily.

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Lombards of Sicily

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Lombards of Sicily (Italian: Lombardi di Sicilia) are an ethnolinguistic minority living in Sicily, southern Italy, speaking an isolated variety of Gallo-Italic...

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Lombard

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a Germanic tribe Lombards of Sicily, a linguistic minority living in Sicily, southern Italy Lombard League, a medieval alliance of some 30 cities in...

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Lombards

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774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the History of the Lombards (written between 787 and 796) that the Lombards descended from a...

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Sicilians

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Sicily, the Lombards of Sicily and the Arbëreshë: The Lombards of Sicily are a linguistic minority living in Sicily who speak Gallo-Italic of Sicily,...

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Kingdom of the Lombards

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The Kingdom of the Lombards (Latin: Regnum Langobardorum; Italian: Regno dei Longobardi; Lombard: Regn di Lombard), also known as the Lombard Kingdom and...

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Norman conquest of southern Italy

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in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern third of the Italian Peninsula (except Benevento...

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Roger I of Sicily

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with the Duchy of Apulia in 1127 and became the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130. His descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily down to 1194. Roger...

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San Fratello

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the village. San Fratello is one of the so-called Oppida Lombardorum of Sicily, settlements established by the Lombards. In addition to their language,...

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History of Sicily

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The history of Sicily has been influenced by numerous ethnic groups. It has seen Sicily controlled by powers, including Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek...

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Sicily

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eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. Sicily is located...

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Emirate of Sicily

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The Emirate of Sicily or Fatimid Sicily (Arabic: إِمَارَة صِقِلِّيَة, romanized: ʾImārat Ṣiqilliya) was an Islamic kingdom that ruled the Muslim territories...

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List of kings of the Lombards

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The kings of the Lombards or reges Langobardorum (singular rex Langobardorum) were the monarchs of the Lombard people from the early 6th century until...

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Southern Italy

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in the 9th century by the Lombards, who annexed the area of Cosenza to their Duchy of Benevento. Consequently, the Lombard and the Byzantine areas became...

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Kingdom of Sicily

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Kingdom of Sicily (Latin: Regnum Siciliae; Italian: Regno di Sicilia; Sicilian: Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the...

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List of Sicilian monarchs

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monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816...

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History of Islam in southern Italy

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history of Islam in Sicily and southern Italy began with the first Arab settlement in Sicily, at Mazara, which was captured in 827. The subsequent rule of Sicily...

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List of contemporary ethnic groups

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following is a list of contemporary ethnic groups. There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups. Membership of an ethnic group...

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Italians

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influence of the Kingdom of the Lombards and later under the maritime Republics of Pisa and Genoa. In 687, Sicily became the Byzantine Theme of Sicily; during...

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Italian diaspora

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in Sicily today, are called Lombards of Sicily. Following these ancient migrations, in some municipalities of Sicily and Basilicata, dialects of northern...

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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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Kingdom of Sicily merged with the Kingdom of Naples, which was officially also known as the Kingdom of Sicily. Since both kingdoms were named Sicily, they...

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King of Italy

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of Ravenna remained under Roman control. This finally fell in the 750s, with the Lombards gaining control of most of the peninsula. The last Lombard King...

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Lombard language

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which is derived from Tuscan. Historically, the vast majority of Lombards spoke only Lombard, as "Italian" was merely a literary language, and most Italians...

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Henry del Vasto

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Eremburga of Mortain. He was considered the count of Lombards of Sicily and Aleramici branch of Sicily. His nephew, Roger II, named one of his sons Henry...

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Roger II of Sicily

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King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia...

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Exarchate of Ravenna

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Pentapolis was conquered by King Aistulf of the Lombards. Four years later, after the Franks drove the Lombards out, Pope Stephen II claimed the territory...

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Desiderata of the Lombards

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queen consort of the Franks. She was one of four daughters of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, and his wife Ansa, Queen of the Lombards. Desiderata was...

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Duchy of Benevento

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duchy closely tied to the Kingdom of the Lombards. After the fall of the kingdom in 774, the duchy became the sole Lombard territory which continued to exist...

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