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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 974 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ANDRIA  , a

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town and episcopal see of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Bari; 35m . W. of the town of Bari by steam
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tramway, and 6 m . S.S.E. of Barletta . Pop . (1901) 49,569 . It was founded probably about 1046 by Peter, the first Norman count of Andria . It was a favourite residence of the emperor Frederick II., whose second and third wives, Iolanthe and Isabella of England, were buried in the
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cathedral dedicated to St Richard, who is believed to have come from England in 492; their tombs, however, no longer exist . There are several other
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fine churches of the 13th century . The Castel del
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Monte, 91 m . S. of Andria, was constructed by Frederick IL, who frequently resided here; it is an octagonal
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building in two storeys with octagonal towers at each angle, and was further surrounded by three
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outer walls . Despite its massive and imposing exterior, its details are fine . See E .

Rocchi in L'Arte, i . (1898) 121 .

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