William Iron Arm de Hauteville
Norman adventurer
Years: 1009 - 1046
William Iron Arm (born before 1010 – died 1046) is a Norman adventurer, founder of the fortunes of the Hauteville family.
One of twelve sons of Tancred of Hauteville, he journeys to the Mezzogiorno with his younger brother Drogo in the first half of the eleventh century (c.1035), in response to requests for help made by fellow Normans under Rainulf Drengot, count of Aversa.
