Event Second Norman invasion of the Balkans

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Was an invasion launched by the Normans of south Italy in Byzantine territories in the Balkans.

Chronology

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  • January 1150: In 1149, Byzantine emperor Manuel recovered Corfu.
  • January 1148: In 1147 the Byzantine empire under Manuel I Comnenus was faced with war by Roger II of Sicily, whose fleet had captured the Byzantine island of Corfu.