Hauteville family

Hauteville
Altavilla, Autavilla
Noble house
CountryNormandy, Southern Italy
Founded11th century
FounderTancred of Hauteville
Final rulerConstance of Sicily (died 1198)
Titles
List
Motto
Dextera Domini fecit virtutem, Dextera Domini exaltavit me

(God's right-hand made wonders, God's right-hand exalted me)
Cadet branches
List
    • Guarna / Avarna family
    • Gesualdo family
    • Rosso family
    • Mazzarino family
    • Loffredo
    • Ventimiglia of Geraci

The Hauteville family (Italian: Altavilla, Sicilian: Autaviḍḍa) was a Norman family, originally of petty lords, from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. In 1130, Roger II of Hauteville, was made the first King of Sicily. His male-line descendants ruled the kingdom until 1194. The Hauteville also took part in the First Crusade and ruled the independent Principality of Antioch (1098).