Tancred
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Tancred is a masculine given name of Norman origin. It could refer to the following historic personages:
- Tancred of Hauteville, founder of the Hauteville family
- Tancred, son of the above, stayed in Normandy
- Tancred, Prince of Galilee, a leader of the First Crusade
- Tancred of Conversano, count of Brindisi
- Tancred, Prince of Bari, son of Roger II of Sicily, and Prince of Taranto from 1132 to 1138
- Tancred, Count of Syracuse
- Tancred of Sicily, King of Sicily in the late 12th century
- Tancred Tancredi, a Dominican friar
- Tancred of Bologna, a Dominican canonist
It is also carried by some fictional characters:
- Tancred of Salerno, character in Boccaccio's Decameron
- Tancred Torrson, a fictional character in Jenny Nimmo's "Children of the Red King" series.
Some works of art:
- Tancred, a novel by published in 1847 by Benjamin Disraeli.
- Tancred (play), a 19th century play by John Augustus Stone
It was used as a surname in England:
- Lawson-Tancred Baronets, title held by ancient Yorkshire family
And as a placename in America:
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