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Topic: Muslim Civil War of 1102-8
Location: Welshpool Montgomeryshire United Kingdom

Roger of Lauria

Sicilian admiral in Aragonese service
Years: 1245 - 1305

Roger of Lauria (c. 1245 – 17 January 1305), is a Sicilian admiral in Aragonese service, who is the commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

He is probably the most successful and talented naval tactician of the medieval period.

He is known as Ruggero or Ruggiero di Lauria in Italian.