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<p><b>Roger III</b> (1118 - 2 or 12 May 1148) was the eldest son of King <a href="page.php?w=Roger_II_of_Sicily">Roger II of Sicily</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Elvira_of_Castile_%28Sicilian_queen%29">Elvira of Castile</a>. He was the <a href="page.php?w=Duke_of_Apulia">Duke of Apulia</a> from 1134 until his death.</p>

<p>Roger's first public act took place at <a href="page.php?w=Melfi">Melfi</a> in 1129, where, though still a child, he accepted the fealty of some rebellious barons along with his father and his younger brother <a href="page.php?w=Tancred%2C_Prince_of_Bari">Tancred</a>.</p><p>
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