Walter of Palear (or Palearia, also Gualtiero da Pagliaria; died 1229 or 1231) was chancellor of Sicily and the bishop of Troia (1189–1208) and then bishop of Catania (from 1208). Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae or Sicilie Regno di Sicilia, commonly abbreviated Regno) was a state that existed in the south of Italy
Walter put Palermo under the authority of his brother Gentile, Count of Manopello, as guardian of the young king Frederick of Hohenstaufen. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title Gentile surrendered the city to Markward von Anweiler in 1198, but Pope Innocent III alleged that Markward had bribed Walter for the city and the king's regency. Markward von Annweiler (died 1202 was Imperial Seneschal and Regent of the Kingdom of Sicily. Pope Innocent III ( February 22, 1161 &ndash June 16, 1216) born Lotario de' Conti di Segni, was Pope from January
In 1202, an army led by Walter and Dipold, Count of Acerra, was defeated by the claimant Walter III of Brienne, who opposed Frederick as king. Dipold (died after 1221 known in German as Diepold or Dietpold von Schweinspeunt or Schweinspünt, was a Ministerialis Walter III of Brienne (d June 14, 1205) was the Count of Brienne 1191&ndash1205 Prince of Taranto, Duke of Apulia, and Count of Markward was killed and Frederick fell under the control of William of Capparone. William of Capparone was a Norman knight of Palermo who came to power as the Regent of Sicily and guardian of Frederick I Dipold wrested Frederick from Capparone in 1206 and gave him over to the guardianship of the chancellor. Walter and Dipold then had a falling out and the latter captured the royal palace, where he was besieged and captured by Walter in 1207.