The territory around Salerno was already held by Guiscard, and in December 1076 he took the city, expelling its Lombard prince Gisulf, whose sister Sichelgaita he had married.
Området omkring Salerno var allerede erobret af Guiscard, og i december 1076 indtog han selve byen, og forviste sin svoger, den lombardiske fyrst Gisulf, bror til hustruen Sichelgaita.