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Claim. Roger II. 1130–1154. 22 December 1095. Mileto. son of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto. Elvira of Castile. 1117. 6 children.
The first Sicilian monarch was Roger I, Count of Sicily. The last monarch was King Ferdinand III of Sicily; during his reign, the Kingdom of Naples merged with the Kingdom of Sicily. The subsequent monarchs were Kings of the Two Sicilies. See also: List of monarchs of Sicily; List of monarchs of Naples. Kings of Naples family tree
Only with the Peace of Caltabellotta (1302), sponsored by Pope Boniface VIII, did the two kings of "Sicily" recognize each other's legitimacy; the island kingdom then became the "Kingdom of Trinacria" in official contexts, [15] In 1442, Alfonso V of Aragon, king of insular Sicily, conquered Naples and became king of both. [16] [17]
Though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily, where his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples. [1] [2] After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the title of king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples in 1816. [3] Under Ferdinand's rule, the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were
husband's accession. 8 February 1135. Roger II. Sibylla of Burgundy. Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy. (Burgundy) 1126.
A naval flotilla sent to Sicilian waters bombarded the city of Messina with "savage barbarity" for eight hours after its defenders had already surrendered, killing many civilians and earning the King the nickname re bomba ("The Bomb King"). After a campaign lasting close to nine months, Sicily's Liberal regime was completely subdued on 15 May 1849.
Victor Amadeus and his wife departing Nice with a British naval squadron for Palermo to be crowned King and Queen of Sicily. The Kingdom of Sicily was ruled by the House of Savoy from 1713 until 1720, although they lost control of it in 1718 and did not relinquish their title to it until 1723. The only king of Sicily from the House of Savoy was ...
Constance of Sicily. Frederick II (also Frederick III, Latin: Federicus, Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu); 13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337) was the regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1291 until 1295 and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in the War of the ...