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3 unusual facts about Henry del Vasto


Adelaide del Vasto

Either through her influence or under her regency, her brother Henry del Vasto was granted Paternò and Butera.

Henry del Vasto

His brothers founded the lines of the Marquesses of Saluzzo, of Busca, of Lancia, of Ceva, and of Savona.

According to Alexander of Telese, it was Henry's idea that Roger, who then ruled all of Southern Italy and Sicily, should have the title of king and rule in Palermo, where, he alleged, kings had ruled in the past.



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