Tancred or Tankred is a

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of Germanic origin that comes from ''thank-'' (thought) and ''-rath'' (counsel), meaning "well-thought advice". It was used in the

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mainly by the

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(see French

Tancrède ''Tancrède'' is a 1702 ''tragédie en musique'' (a French opera in the lyric tragedy tradition) in a prologue and five acts by composer André Campra and librettist Antoine Danchet, based on ''Gerusalemme liberata'' by Torquato Tasso. The oper ...

) and especially associated with the

House of Hauteville The Hauteville family (, ) was a Norman family, originally of petty lords, from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. In 1130, Roger II of Hauteville, ...

after the

Norman conquest of southern Italy The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1194, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern thi ...

.Alfonso Burgio, ''Dizionario dei nomi propri di persona'' (Rome: Hermes Edizioni, 1992), p. 327. It is rare today as a first name, but still common as a Norman surname: ''Tanqueray'', ''Tanquerey'', ''Tanqueret''. Its

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form is Tancredi and in

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it is Tancredus. Its Italian

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is also Tancredi.

People with the given name

In chronological order: * Tancred, Torthred, and Tova (died 869 or 870), Anglo-Saxon siblings who were saints, hermits, and martyrs *

Tancred of Hauteville Tancred of Hauteville (c. 980 – 1041) was an 11th-century Norman lord. Little is known about him, and he is best remembered by the achievements of his twelve sons. Various legends arose about Tancred, but they have no supporting contempora ...

(c. 980–1041), minor Norman lord, founder of the Hauteville family *

Tancred, Prince of Galilee Tancred ( 1075 – December 5 or December 12, 1112) was an Italo-Normans, Italo-Norman leader of the First Crusade who later became Prince of Galilee and regent of the Principality of Antioch. Tancred came from the Hauteville family, house of Hau ...

(1075–1112), a leader of the First Crusade *

Tancred, Count of Syracuse Tancred (fl. 1104) was the Count of Syracuse and a member of the Hauteville family. He was appointed by his relative Roger I of Sicily to govern one of the first and only feudal counties created in Sicily after the Norman conquest. His predecessor ...

() * Tancred of Conversano, Count of Brindisi; banished 1133 * Tancred, Prince of Bari (c. 1119–between 1138 and 1140), son of Roger II of Sicily, and Prince of Taranto from 1132 to 1138 *

Tancred of Sicily Tancred or Tankred is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that comes from ''thank-'' (thought) and ''-rath'' (counsel), meaning "well-thought advice". It was used in the High Middle Ages mainly by the Normans (see French Tancrède) and espe ...

(1138–1194), King of Sicily * Tancred Tancredi (1185–1241), also called Trancred of Siena, Dominican friar *

Tancred of Bologna Tancred of Bologna or of Germany (c. 1185 – 1230/1236), commonly just Tancredus, was a Dominican preacher and canonist. He is easily conflated with a contemporary Dominican, Tancred Tancredi, and the two are sometimes indistinguishable in th ...

(c. 1185–1230/1236), Dominican canonist *

Tancred Robinson Sir Tancred Robinson (c.1658 – 29 March 1748) was an English physician, known also as a naturalist. Life He was born in Yorkshire, the second son of Thomas Robinson (died 1676), a Turkey merchant, and his wife Elizabeth (died 1664), daughter o ...

(c.1658–1748), English physician *

Tancrède Auguste Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste (; March 16, 1856 – May 2, 1913) as the 20th President of Haiti from August 8, 1912 until his death in office on May 2, 1913. He assumed the presidency the day that Cincinnatus Leconte died in office from a mass ...

(1856–1913), 20th

President of Haiti The president of Haiti (, ), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (, , ), is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government, which is headed by the prime minister of ...

from August 8, 1912 until he died in office on May 2, 1913 *

Tancred Ibsen Tancred Ibsen (11 July 1893 – 4 December 1978) was a Norwegian military officer, aviator, film director and screenwriter. Background Ibsen was the son of Sigurd Ibsen and Bergljot Bjørnson. He was the grandson of both Henrik Ibsen and Nobel ...

(1893–1978), Norwegian officer, pilot, film director, and screenwriter *

Tankred Dorst Tankred Dorst (19 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was a German playwright and storyteller. Dorst lived and worked in Munich. His farces, parables, one-act-plays and adaptations were inspired by the theatre of the absurd and the works of Ionesco ...

(1925–2017), German writer

Fictional characters

*Tancred of Salerno, in Boccaccio's ''

Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's ''Comedy'' "''Divine''"), is a collection of ...

'' novella collection *Tancred, in the Italian epic poem ''

La Gerusalemme liberata ''Jerusalem Delivered'', also known as ''The Liberation of Jerusalem'' ( ; ), is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso, first published in 1581, that tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Christian knights, l ...

'' (1581) by Torquato Tasso *Tancred, in the 1591 English play ''

Tancred and Gismund ''Tancred and Gismund'' (''Gismond'' variant spelling) is an English Elizabethan literature, Elizabethan play published in 1591. It is a revised version of ''Gismund of Salerne'', a play that was written and produced for the queen in 1566 by t ...

'' *Tancred, Lord Montacute, title character of

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a ...

's 1847 novel '' Tancred'' *Tancred Torsson, in Jenny Nimmo's ''

Children of the Red King ''Children of the Red King'' is a series of ten children's fantasy, school and adventure novels written by British author Jenny Nimmo, first published by Egmont 2002 to 2010. It is sometimes called "the ''Charlie Bone'' series" after its mai ...

'' series *Tancred, in the computer game '' Diablo 2'' *Tancred, in the video game '' Summoner'', known as the "King of Fleas" *Sir Tancred Beauleigh, the father of the title character in

Edgar Jepson Edgar Alfred Jepson (28 November 1863 – 12 April 1938) was an English author. He largely wrote mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also supernatural and fantasy stories. He sometimes used the pseudonym R. Edison Page. Early life E ...

's Tinker stories *Tandredi Recchi, the family patriarch in the

Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. Guadagnino has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alon ...

2009 film '' I Am Love'' *Father Tancred, a minor character in the 2010 film ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

'' *Tancred Cappelen-Jensen, in Bernhard Borge's novel "Døde menn går i land" *Sara Tancredi, one of the protagonists in the American crime drama television show ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

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* Tancred, American rock band

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