- Sylvester of Marsico
Sylvester (born c. 1100), count of
Marsico , was a Norman nobleman of theKingdom of Sicily .Second son of Godfrey of Ragusa, second eldest son of
Roger I of Sicily , he was not a young man when he first rose to importance in the realm. He immediately seized all the property of the AdmiralMaio of Bari inPalermo on the latter's assassination (10 November 1160 ). He was then chosen by the king as one of threetriumvir s to succeed Maio's place in the administration.His appointment was made to please the aristocracy which, under
Matthew Bonnellus , had murdered Maio. Sylvester, though distantly related to King William I, was possibly a conspirator with Bonnellus. His fellow triumvirs wereHenry Aristippus and theBishop Palmer .When in 1162 William was besieging
Salerno , Sylvester and Palmer interceded on behalf of the Salernitan notaryMatthew of Ajello to prevent a sack. It was his last important act. He died later that year and was replaced by thecaïd Peter . He left a daughter named Matilda who is buried inSan Cataldo , the foundation of Maio which Sylvester had secured for himself.ources
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