Lecce, with whom he had two illegitimate children, Tancred, later king, and William (after 1137 – 1167/68). In that same year (1140), Richard III of Gaeta died and his duchy was given to Roger. In 1149, barely thirty, Duke Roger died an unknown death in an unknown location. He was mourned by the Arab poet Abu ed-Daw, who said, "the arms of the brave have fallen . . . and the eloquent seek for words in vain." Roger was buried in the chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene next to the old Cathedral of Palermo. He was later transferred to an eponymous chapel now in the barracks of San Giacomo. His successor was his only surviving brother, William, later king. References Sources 1118 births 1148 deaths Sicilian people of Norman descent Italo-Normans Norman warriors Roger 3 12th-century Italian nobility Hauteville family Heirs apparent who never acceded Sons of kings Children of Roger II of Sicily