Asclettin (Sicilian chancellor)
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Asclettin or Aschettin (Latin: Asclettinus, Asclittinus, Aschetinus, Italianised as Asclettino, Asclittino, or Ascontino), Archdeacon of Catania (1145 – 1156)[1] and chancellor of Sicily (March or April 1155 – before April 1156),[2] was an Italo-Norman officer serving William I of Sicily.
In 1156, he was imprisoned in Palermo for treason.
References
- ↑ The history of the tyrants of Sicily by "Hugo Falcandus," 1154-69, By Ugo Falcando, G. A. Loud, Thomas E. J. Wiedemann.
- ↑ The administration of the Norman kingdom of Sicily , By Hiroshi Takayama.
Sources
- The history of the tyrants of Sicily by "Hugo Falcandus," 1154-69. By Ugo Falcando, G. A. Loud, Thomas E. J. Wiedemann. Manchester University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-7190-5435-4
- The administration of the Norman kingdom of Sicily. By Hiroshi Takayama. Brill, 1993. ISBN 90-04-09865-8
- Norwich, John Julius. The Kingdom in the Sun, 1130-1194. Longmans. London, 1970. ISBN 978-0-582-12735-7
