Nikephoros Dokeianos ( el, Νικηφόρος Δοκειανός, it, Nikeforo Dulchiano; died 1040) was the

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from 1039 until 1040. He saw the early rebellion of Arduin the Lombard, but not its completion. He was killed at

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early in 1040. With his death, the insurrection accelerated.

Sources

* Chalandon, Ferdinand. ''Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile''.

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, 1907. 1040 deaths 11th-century catepans of Italy Assassinated military personnel Year of birth unknown {{Europe-mil-bio-stub