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A Sicilian–Athenian–Neopatrian carlino of John II. John was born at Medina del Campo (in the Crown of Castile), the son of King Ferdinand I of Aragon [2] and Eleanor of Alburquerque. [3] In his youth he was one of the infantes (princes) of Aragon who took part in the dissensions of Castile during the minority and reign of John II of Castile.
Roger II received royal investiture from Antipope Anacletus II in 1130 and recognition from Pope Innocent II in 1139. The Kingdom of Sicily, which by then comprised not only the island, but also the southern third of the Italian peninsula, rapidly expanded itself to include Malta and the Mahdia, the latter if only briefly.
Roger declared his support for the Antipope Anacletus II, who enthroned him as King of Sicily on Christmas Day 1130. [10] In 1136, the rival of Anacletus, Pope Innocent II, convinced Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor to attack the Kingdom of Sicily with help from the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus.
Temple of Segesta. The history of Sicily has been influenced by numerous ethnic groups. It has seen Sicily controlled by powers, including Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Vandal and Ostrogoth, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Aragonese, Spanish, Austrians, British, but also experiencing important periods of independence, as under the indigenous Sicanians, Elymians, Sicels, the Greek ...
The Viceroys of Sicily ... Duke of Peñafiel, later king John II of Aragon, 1458–1479, acted 1409–1416. Domingo Ram y Lanaja, Bishop of Lleida 1416–1419;
John II came to power upon his mother's death in 1418. He was now a cousin to the King of Aragon, as Alfonso ascended to the throne upon Ferdinand I's death. John married Maria, the sister of Alfonso V of Aragon. Alfonso himself had already married John's sister, Maria, making the two rulers both cousins and brothers-in-law twice over.
Charles II of Naples (Anjou-Sicily) 1280 29 October/1 November 1295 11 December 1295 husband’s deposition: 14 October 1310 Eleanor of Anjou: Charles II of Naples August 1289 17 May 1302 25 June 1337 husband's death: 9 August 1341 Frederick II: Elisabeth of Carinthia: Otto III of Carinthia (Gorizia-Tyrol) c. 1298 23 April 1322 25 June 1337
John II's reign, lasting 48 years, was one of the longest in Castilian history, but John himself was not a particularly capable monarch. [3] John II of Castile appointed the noble Don Diego López de Medrano, lord of San Gregorio, as his mayordomo mayor and royal guard. [4] [5] He spent his time verse-making, hunting, and holding tournaments.