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Apulia (/əˈpuːliə/ ə-POO-lee-ə; Italian: Puglia ˈpuʎʎa; Neapolitan: Pùglia ˈpuʝːə;a Albanian: Pulia; Ancient Greek: Ἀπουλία, romanized: Apoulía) is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million.
It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Its capital city is Bari.
History
Castel del Monte, built by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II between 1240 and 1250 in Andria
The medieval town of Ostuni
Apulia is one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy. It was first colonized by Mycenaean Greeks.
There were three main Iapygian tribes that inhabited Apulia during the first millennium BC – the Daunians in the North, the Peucetians in the Centre, as well as the Messapians in the South.
Some parts of the regions were conquered by the Muslim Saracens, and the Emirate of Bari was established for a brief period of time by Muhammad Abul Abbas of Sicily.
A number of castles were built in the area by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, including Castel del Monte, sometimes called the "Crown of Apulia".
Apulia was an autonomous duchy until 1130 when its duke became king of Sicily. After 1282, when the kingdom lost the island of Sicily itself, Apulia remained part of the remnant Kingdom of Naples (confusingly known also as the Kingdom of Sicily), and remained so until the unification of Italy in 1861. This kingdom was independent under the House of Anjou from 1282 to 1442, then was part of Aragon until 1458, after which it was again independent under a cadet branch of the House of Trastámara until 1501. As a result of the French–Spanish war of 1501–1504, Naples again came under the rule of Aragon and the Spanish Empire from 1504 to 1714. When Barbary pirates of North Africa sacked Vieste in 1554, they took an estimated 7,000 slaves. The coast of Apulia was occupied at times by the Turks and at other times by the Venetians.
In 1861 the region became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | de Hauteville, Emma | About 1035 | Apulia, Italia | I823609 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
2 | di Puglia, Mathilde | About 1059 | Apulia, Italia | I29909 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Death | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | von Berg, Bruno II. | Sunday 30 May 1137 | Apulia, Italia | I828428 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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Family | Marriage | Family ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Normandie / Conversano | 1100 | Apulia, Italia | F310859 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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