Roger de Flor
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1267, Brindisi , Kingdom of Sicily , (modern-day Italy )
- Died
- 30 April 1305 (1305-04-30) (aged 37–38), Adrianople , Byzantine Empire , (modern-day Edirne , Turkey )
- Allegiance
- Crown of Aragon , Catalan Company
- Service years
- 1282–1305
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Crown of Aragon
- Place of birth
- Brindisi
- Place of death
- Edirne
- Occupation
- almogavar
- Languages spoken
- Sicilian
- Conflict
- Siege of Acre
- Military rank
- megas doux
- Image
- RogerdeFlor.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roger de Flor
- date of birth
- 1267-01-01
- date of death
- 1305-04-30
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1282-00-00
- allegiance
- Crown of Aragon
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- member of
- Catalan Company
- birth name
- Rutger von Blum
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Encyclopedic overview
Entry of Roger de Flor in Constantinople by José Moreno Carbonero, 1888
Roger de Flor ( Eastern Catalan pronunciation: [ruˈʒe ðə ˈflɔ, ro-], Western Catalan pronunciation: [roˈdʒeɾ ðe ˈflɔɾ], c. 1267 – 30 April 1305), also known as Ruggero/Ruggiero da Fiore or Rutger von Blum or Ruggero Flores, was an Italian military adventurer and condottiere active in Aragonese Sicily, Italy, and the Byzantine Empire. He was the commander of the Great Catalan Company and held the title Count of Malta.
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