Arms of the Aragonese Kings of Sicily(Crowned)

The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the

County of Sicily The County of Sicily, also known as County of Sicily and Calabria, was a Norman state comprising the islands of Sicily and Malta and part of Calabria from 1071 until 1130. The county began to form during the Christian reconquest of Sicily (106 ...

in 1071 until the "perfect fusion" in the

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( it, Regno delle Due Sicilie) was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1860. The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before Italian unification, comprising Sicily and al ...

in 1816. The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the

Norman conquest of southern Italy The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1139, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern ...

which occurred between the 11th and 12th century. Sicily, which was ruled as an Islamic

emirate An emirate is a territory ruled by an emir, a title used by monarchs or high officeholders in the Muslim world. From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than a caliphate. It can be considered equivalen ...

for at least two centuries, was invaded in 1071 by Norman

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ...

, who conquered

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its ...

and established a

feudal Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structur ...

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

. The House of Hauteville completed their conquest of Sicily in 1091. In 1130, the County of Sicily and the

County of Apulia The County of Apulia and Calabria (), later the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria (), was a Norman state founded by William of Hauteville in 1042 in the territories of Gargano, Capitanata, Apulia, Vulture, and most of Campania. It became a duchy when ...

, ruled by different branches of the House of Hauteville, merged as the

Kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...

, and Count

Roger II Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in ...

was crowned king by

Antipope Anacletus II Anacletus II (died January 25, 1138), born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope who ruled in opposition to Pope Innocent II from 1130 until his death in 1138. After the death of Pope Honorius II, the college of cardinals was divided over his succ ...

. In 1282, after the

Sicilian Vespers The Sicilian Vespers ( it, Vespri siciliani; scn, Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, who had ruled the Kingdom of ...

, the kingdom split into separate states: the properly named "Ultra Sicily" (''Siciliae ultra Pharum'', Latin for "Sicily over the

Strait A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean chan ...

") and "Hither Sicily" (''Siciliae citra'', commonly called "the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

"). The two states always styled themselves "the Kingdom of Sicily", until the partial unification in 1516 when

Charles I of Spain Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) fro ...

inherited both lands as "King of Naples and Sicily". Definitive unification occurred in 1816, when Ferdinand IV and III made the two entities into a single state, the

Kingdom of Syracuse

Emirs of Sicily

Kalbids The Kalbids () were a Muslim Arab dynasty in the Emirate of Sicily, which ruled from 948 to 1053. They were formally appointed by the Fatimids, but gained, progressively, ''de facto'' autonomous rule. History In 827, in the midst of internal B ...

al-Hasan al-Kalbi Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi al-Husayn al-Kalbi ( ar, ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﺑﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ الكلبي, al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī al-Ḥusayn al-Kalbī), known in Byzantine sources as Boulchasenes ( el, Βο ...

(948–953) * Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi (954–969) * Ya'ish (969–970), usurper *

Abu'l-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi Abu'l-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi ( ar, أبو القاسم علي بن الحسن الكلبي, Abū al-Qāsim ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan al-Kalbī), known to the Byzantine Greeks as Bolkasimos, was the third Emir of Sicily. He ruled from June 2 ...

(970–982) *

Jabir al-Kalbi Jabir (Arabic: جابر ) is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter".''Behind The Name''"Jabir" Retrieved on 8 January 2016. Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to: Giv ...

(982–983) * Ja'far al-Kalbi (983–985) *

Abdallah al-Kalbi Abd Allah ( ar, عبدالله, translit=ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words '' abd'' () and ''Allāh'' (). Although the ...

(985–990) *

Yusuf al-Kalbi Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning " YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew nam ...

(990–998) * Ja'far al-Kalbi (998–1019) * al-Akhal (1019–1037) * Abdallah (1037–1040),

Zirid The Zirid dynasty ( ar, الزيريون, translit=az-zīriyyūn), Banu Ziri ( ar, بنو زيري, translit=banū zīrī), or the Zirid state ( ar, الدولة الزيرية, translit=ad-dawla az-zīriyya) was a Sanhaja Berber dynasty from m ...

usurper * Hasan as-Samsam (1040–1053)

Taifa period

* Abdallah ibn Mankut - Trapani and Mazara (1053–?) * Ibn al-Maklatí - Catania (1053–?) * Muhammed ibn Ibrahim (Ibn Thumna) - Syracuse (1053–1062) and in later years Catania and Trapani/Mazara * Alí ibn Nima (Ibn al-Hawwàs) - Agrigento and Castrogiovanni (1053–about 1065), all Taifas from 1062 * Ayyub ibn Tamim (Zirid) (about 1065–1068) * Ibn al-Ba'ba, Palermo (1068–1072) * Hammad - Agrigento and Castrogiovanni (1068–1087) * Ibn Abbad (Benavert) - Syracuse and Catania (1071–1086)

Counts of Sicily

Sicily was granted, pending its Christian reconquest, to

Robert Guiscard Robert Guiscard (; Modern ; – 17 July 1085) was a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily. Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, went on to become count and then duke of Apulia and Calab ...

as "duke" in 1059 by

Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas II ( la, Nicholaus II; c. 990/995 – 27 July 1061), otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death in 27 July 1061. At the time of his ...

. Then Guiscard granted it as a county to his brother Roger.

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ...
, 1071-1130

, - ,

Roger I Roger I may refer to: :''In chronological order'' * Roger I of Carcassonne (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne * Roger I of Tosny (), Norman noble * Roger I "de Berkeley" (died 1093), Norman noble, possibly the son of Roger I of Tosny - see Baron ...

1071–1101 , , , , 1031
son of Tancred of Hauteville and Fredisenda, , Judith of Évreux
1061
4 children

Eremburga of Mortain
1077
8 children

Adelaide del Vasto Adelaide del Vasto (Adelasia, Azalaïs) ( – 16 April 1118) was countess of Sicily as the third spouse of Roger I of Sicily, and Queen consort of Jerusalem by marriage to Baldwin I of Jerusalem. She served as regent of Sicily during the minor ...

1087
4 children, , 1101

Mileto Mileto ( Calabrian: ; grc, Μίλητος, translit=Míletos) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about south of Vibo Valentia. Mileto is ...

aged 70 , - ,

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

1101–1105 , , , , 1093
son of

Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the ...

and

, , never married , , 1105

aged 12 , - ,

1105–1130 , , Martorana RogerII

, , 22 December 1095

son of

and

, , Elvira of Castile
1117
6 children

Sibyl of Burgundy :''This is an article about Sibylla of Burgundy, queen of Sicily. For her namesake, see Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.'' Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in Salerno) was Queen of Sicily as the second consort of Roger II of ...

1149
2 children

Beatrix of Rethel Beatrice of Rethel (1130/35 – 30 March 1185) was a French noblewoman and Queen of Sicily as the third wife of Roger II. Family Beatrice was born in 1130 or 1135, the eldest daughter and one of the nine children of Guitier of Rethel and Beatrix ...

1151
1 child , , 26 February 1154

aged 58

Kings of Sicily

Roger II received royal investiture from

in 1130 and recognition from

Pope Innocent II Pope Innocent II ( la, Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143. His election as pope was controversial and the fi ...

in 1139. The

, which by then comprised not only the island, but also the southern third of the Italian peninsula, rapidly expanded itself to include

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

and the

Mahdia Mahdia ( ar, المهدية ') is a Tunisian coastal city with 62,189 inhabitants, south of Monastir and southeast of Sousse. Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as w ...

, the latter if only briefly.

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ...
, 1130–1198

1130–1154 , , Martorana RogerII2008

, , 22 December 1095

son of

and

, , Elvira of Castile
1117
6 children

1149
2 children

1151
1 child , , 26 February 1154

aged 58, , Papal bull by

, - , William I the Bad
1154–1166 , , William I of Sicily

, , 1121
son of

and Elvira of Castile, ,

Margaret of Navarre Margaret of Navarre (french: Marguerite, es, Margarita, it, Margherita) (c. 1135 – 12 August 1183) was Queen of Sicily as the wife of William I (1154–1166) and the regent during the minority of her son, William II. Queen consort Margaret ...

4 children, , 7 May 1166

aged 45, , Son of

Agnatic primogeniture , - , William II the Good
1166–1189 , , Monreale photo ru Sibeaster02

, , 1155
son of

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...

and

, , Joan of England
February 1177
1 child, , 11 November 1189

aged 34, , Son of

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Tancred I
1189–1194
(joint rule), , Tancred von Lecce

, , 1138
illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia, , Sibylla of Acerra
6 children, , 20 February 1194

aged 56, , , Illegitimate grandson of

Seizure , - , Roger III
1193
(joint rule), , Tankred syni

, , 1175
son of

Tancred of Sicily Tancred ( it, Tancredi; 113820 February 1194) was King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194. He was born in Lecce an illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia (the eldest son of King Roger II) by his mistress Emma, a daughter of Achard II, Count o ...

and Sibylla of Acerra , , Irene Angelina
no children , , 24 December 1193
aged 18, , Son of Tancred I

Agnatic primogeniture , - , William III
1194 , , William III of Sicily

, , 1190
son of

Tancred Tancred or Tankred is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that comes from ''thank-'' (thought) and ''-rath'' (counsel), meaning "well-thought advice". It was used in the High Middle Ages mainly by the Normans (see French Tancrède) and espe ...

and Sibylla of Acerra, , never married, , 1198
aged 8, , Son of Tancred I

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Constance I
1194–1198, , Constance-Sicily

, , 2 November 1154
daughter of

and

, ,

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI (German: ''Heinrich VI.''; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany ( King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of ...

1184
1 child, , 27 November 1198

aged 44, , Posthumous daughter of

Right of Conquest The right of conquest is a right of ownership to land after immediate possession via force of arms. It was recognized as a principle of international law that gradually deteriorated in significance until its proscription in the aftermath of Worl ...

, - Constance was married to the

Emperor Henry VI Henry VI (German: ''Heinrich VI.''; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of Sic ...

and he pressed his claim to the kingdom from William II's death, but only succeeded in displacing his wife's family in 1194. There is evidence that, during the baronial revolt of 1197, there was an attempt to make Count

Jordan Lupin Jordan Lupin ( it, Giordano Lupino; died 1197) was the first count of Bovino in the Norman kingdom of Sicily. He played a major role in the final years of Norman rule and first years of the Staufer dynasty. Twice he was involved in opposing crusad ...

of Bovino king in opposition to Henry VI. He may even have been crowned and seems to have had the support of Constance, who had turned against her husband. In the end he was captured and executed. He is accepted as a pretender to the throne by modern historians

Evelyn Jamison Evelyn Mary Jamison (24 February 1877 – 9 May 1972) was a British medievalist who devoted herself mainly to the study of the history of the Normans in Sicily. She was vice-principal and tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1921 to 1937.'Mis ...

and Thomas Curtis Van Cleve.

House of Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynas ...
, 1194–1266

, Henry VI
1194–1197 , , JindrichVIStauf trun

, , November 1165

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

son of

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt ...

and Beatrix of Burgundy , ,

Constance of Sicily Constance I ( it, Costanza; 2 November 1154 – 27 November 1198) was reigning Queen of Sicily from 1194–98, jointly with her spouse from 1194 to 1197, and with her infant son Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1198, as the heiress of the ...

1184
1 child, , 28 September 1197

Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in t ...

aged 32, , Husband of Constance

Jure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title '' suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could beco ...

, - , Frederick II
1198–1250
(joint rule), , Frederick II and eagle

, , 26 December 1194

Jesi Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy. It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic ...

son of

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the N ...

and Constance I, ,

Constance of Aragon Constance of Aragon (1179 – 23 June 1222) was an Aragonese infanta who was by marriage firstly Queen of Hungary, and secondly Queen of Germany and Sicily and Holy Roman Empress. She was regent of Sicily from 1212 to 1220. She was the second c ...

15 August 1209
1 child

Yolande of Jerusalem Yolande or Yolanta may refer to: Royalty and nobility * Yolande of Aragon (disambiguation), several people * Yolande de Montferrat (c.1274–1317), Byzantine Empress consort * Yolande de Courtenay (c.1200–1233), wife of Andrew II of Hungary * Yo ...

9 November 1225
2 children

Isabella of England Isabella of England (1214 – 1 December 1241) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet. She became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily, Italy and Germany from 1235 until her death as the third wife of Emperor Frederick II. Life ...

15 July 1235
4 children, , 13 December 1250

Torremaggiore Torremaggiore is a town, '' comune'' (municipality) and former seat of a bishopric, in the province of Foggia in the Apulia (in Italian: ''Puglia''), region of southeast Italy. It lies on a hill, over the sea, and is famous for production of w ...

aged 55, , Son of Constance

Jure matris ''Jure matris'' (''iure matris'') is a Latin phrase meaning "by right of his mother" or "in right of his mother". It is commonly encountered in the law of inheritance when a noble title or other right passes from mother to son. It is also used in ...

, - , Henry II
1212–1217
(joint rule), , , , 1211

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

son of Frederick II and

, , Margaret of Austria
29 November 1225
2 children, , 12 February 1242

Martirano Martirano is a village and ''comune'' of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. History Local historians believe that Martirano was built on the ruins of Mamertum, a city of the Roman Empire. Martirano, also known as Marturano ...

aged 30, , Son of

Frederick I Frederick I may refer to: * Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht. * Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978) * Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105) * Frederick I, Count of Zoll ...

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Conrad I
1250–1254 , , Conrad IV of Germany

, , 25 April 1228

Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and '' comune'' in Apulia ( southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Fogg ...

son of Frederick II and

, ,

Elisabeth of Bavaria Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was ...

1 September 1246
1 child, , 21 May 1254

Lavello Lavello ( Potentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the middle Ofanto valley. History The area of Lavello was settled in prehistoric times, as attested by f ...

aged 26, , Son of

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Conrad II the Younger
1254–1258, , Conradin

, , 25 March 1252
Wolfstein
son of Conrad I and

, , never married, , 29 October 1268

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

aged 16
(executed), , Son of Conrad I

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Manfred
1258–1266, , Manfred Crowned

, , 1232
Illegitimate son of Frederick II , , Beatrice of Savoy
21 April 1247
1 child

Helena Angelina Doukaina Helena Angelina Doukaina ( 1242 – 1271) was Queen of Sicily as the second wife of King Manfred. Queen Helena was the daughter of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus, and Theodora Petraliphaina. Her marriage was an expression of the all ...

9 November 1255
5 children, , 26 February 1266

Battle of Benevento The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Ch ...

aged 34
(killed in action), , Illegitimate son of

Seizure An epileptic seizure, informally known as a seizure, is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Outward effects vary from uncontrolled shaking movements involving much of the body with lo ...

, - Manfred was regent of Sicily for his nephew, the child Conrad II ("Conradin"), but took the crown in 1258, and continued to fight to keep the kingdom under the

Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynas ...

. In 1254 the pope, having declared the kingdom a papal possession, offered the crown to the King of England's son,

Edmund Crouchback Edmund, Earl of Lancaster and Earl of Leicester (16 January 12455 June 1296) nicknamed Edmund Crouchback was a member of the House of Plantagenet. He was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. In his chi ...

, but the English never succeeded in taking the kingdom. In 1262 the pope reversed his previous decision and granted the kingdom to the King of France's brother,

Charles of Anjou Charles I (early 1226/12277 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–85) and Forcalquier (1246–48, 1256–85) ...

, who succeeded in dispossessing Manfred in 1266. Conradin continued his claim to the throne until his death by decapitation perpetrated by Charles of Anjou in 1268.

Plantagenet Dynasty

, son of King

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry ...

, claimed the Crown of Sicily between 1254 and 1263. Both he and his father took the claim very seriously, but it was completely ineffectual.

Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou or House of Anjou-Sicily, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct French House of Capet, part of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as ''Angevin'', meaning "from Anjou" ...
, 1266–1282

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

1266–1282 , , Karel1Anjou

, , 21 March 1227
son of

Louis VIII of France Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (french: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216 ...

and

Blanche of Castile Blanche of Castile ( es, Blanca de Castilla; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during ...

, ,

Beatrice of Provence Beatrice of Provence (23 September 1267), was ruling Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1245 until her death, as well as Countess of Anjou and Maine, Queen of Sicily and Naples by marriage to Charles I of Naples. She was the fourth and ...

31 January 1246
6 children

Margaret of Nevers Margaret of Nevers (french: link=no, Marguerite; December 1393 – February 1442), also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Dauphine of France and Duchess of Guyenne as the daughter-in-law of King Charles VI of France. A pawn in the dynastic strug ...

18 November 1268
childless , , 7 January 1285

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

aged 57 , -

Peter III of Aragon Peter III of Aragon ( November 1285) was King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as ), and Count of Barcelona (as ) from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he conquered the Kingdom of Sicily and became King of Sicily in 1282, pres ...

, Manfred's son in law, of the

House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 (as kings from 1162) until 1410. They descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. The ...

, conquered the island of Sicily from Charles I in 1282 and had himself crowned King of Sicily. Thereafter the old Kingdom of Sicily was centred on the mainland, with capital at

, and although informally called

it was still known formally as "Kingdom of Sicily". Thus, there were two "Sicilies" — the island kingdom, however, was often called "Sicily beyond the Lighthouse" or "

Trinacria Trinacria may refer to: *the ancient Name of Sicily **Sicily in the classical Greek period, see History of Greek and Hellenistic Sicily **Name for the Kingdom of Sicily during the 1300s **Name for the emblem of Sicily (the triskeles with the Go ...

", by terms of a treaty between the two states.

House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 (as kings from 1162) until 1410. They descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. The ...
, 1282–1410

, Constance II (joint rule)
1276–1285 , , , , 1249

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

daughter of

Manfred of Sicily Manfred ( scn, Manfredi di Sicilia; 123226 February 1266) was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. The natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred became regent over th ...

and

Beatrice of Savoy Beatrice of Savoy (c. 1198 – c. 1267) was Countess consort of Provence by her marriage to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. She served as regent of her birth country Savoy during the absence of her brother in 1264. Early life She was th ...

, ,

Peter I the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

13 June 1262
6 children , , 9 April 1302

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

aged 52 or 53, , Daughter of

Right of conquest , - ,

(joint rule)
1282–1285 , , PedroIII

, , 1240

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

son of

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 1276 ...

and Yolanda of Hungary , , Constance of Sicily
13 June 1262
6 children , , 2 November 1285

Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès, or simply Vilafranca (), is the capital of the ''comarca'' of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain. The Spanish spelling of the name, ''Villafranca del Panadés'', is no longer in official use since 1982 (Law 12/1982, of ...

aged 45, , Husband of Constance II

, - ,

James the Just James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( la, Iacobus from he, יעקב, and grc-gre, Ἰάκωβος, , can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament. He was an early lead ...

1285–1295, , Chaime II d'Aragón

, , 10 August 1267

son of

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

and Constance of Sicily, ,

Isabella of Castile Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as Queen consort of Aragon from 1479 until 1504 b ...

1 December 1291
No children

Blanche of Anjou Blanche of Anjou (1280 – 14 October 1310) was Queen of Aragon as the second spouse of King James II of Aragon. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, she is also known as Blanche of Naples. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" o ...

29 October 1295
10 children

Marie de Lusignan
15 June 1315
No children

Elisenda de Montcada
25 December 1322
No children , , 5 November 1327

aged 60, , Son of

and Constance II

Salic patrimony , - , Frederick II
1295–1337 , , Federico III

, , 13 December 1272

son of

and Constance of Sicily, ,

Eleanor of Anjou Eleanor of Anjou (August 1289 – 9 August 1341) was Queen of Sicily as the wife of King Frederick II of Sicily. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou by birth. She was the third daughter of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungar ...

17 May 1302
9 children , , 25 June 1337

aged 65, , Regent brother of

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

, - , Peter II
1337–1342 , , Pedro II da Sicília

, , July 1305
son of Frederick II and

, ,

Elisabeth of Carinthia Elizabeth of Carinthia (1298–1352) was Queen of Sicily by marriage to Peter II of Sicily. She was the regent of Sicily during the minority of her son Louis, King of Sicily from 1348 until her death in 1352. The daughter of the Otto, the penu ...

23 April 1322
9 children , , 15 August 1342

Calascibetta Calascibetta (Sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Calascibbetta'') is a ''comune'' in the Province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy. History It was assumed that Calascibetta was founded in the 9th century as a Muslim military camp, on the fortress in ...

aged 37, , Son of Frederick II

Agnatic primogeniture , - ,

Louis Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ...

1342–1355 , , Catania - Castello Ursino 01

, , 1337

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

son of Peter II and

, , Never married, , 16 October 1355

Aci Castello Aci Castello ( scn, Jaci Casteḍḍu) is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, Italy. The city is located north of Catania on the Mediterranean coast. The primary economic sectors are agriculture and industry (in Catania). ...

aged 18, , Son of Peter II

Agnatic primogeniture , - ,

Frederick III the Simple Frederick III (or IV) (1 September 1341 – Messina 27 July 1377Setton, Kenneth M. (1975) " Volume III: The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries", Edited by Harry W. Hazzard, page 214.), called the Simple, was King of Sicily from 1355 to 1377. H ...

1355–1377 , , Pierreale 1360

, , 1 September 1341

son of Peter II and

, , Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily, Constance of Aragon
11 April 1361
1 child

Antonia of Balzo
17 January 1372
No children , , 27 January 1377

aged 36, , Son of Peter II
Brother of

Agnatic primogeniture , - , Maria, Queen of Sicily, Maria
1377–1401
(joint rule), , Maria I regina di sicilia

, , 1363

daughter of Frederick IV of Sicily, Frederick III and Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily, Constance of Aragon, , Martin I of Sicily
1390
1 child , , 25 May 1401
Lentini
aged 38, , Daughter of Frederick IV of Sicily, Frederick III

Cognatic primogeniture , - , Martin I of Sicily, Martin I the Younger
1390–1409
(joint rule), , Martin1Sicilsky

, , 1374
son of Martin I of Aragon and Maria de Luna, Maria of Luna, , Maria, Queen of Sicily, Maria of Sicily
1390
1 child , , 25 July 1409
Cagliari
aged 35, , Husband of Maria, Queen of Sicily, Maria

Jure uxoris , - , Martin of Aragon, Martin II the Elder
1409–1410 , , Martín I de Aragón

, , 1356
Girona
son of Peter IV of Aragon and Eleanor of Sicily, , Maria de Luna
13 June 1372
4 children

Margarita of Aragon-Prades
1409
No children, , 31 May 1410

aged 54, , Maternal grandson of Peter II

Cognatic primogeniture , - Martin I died without an heir in 1409 and the kingdom was inherited by his father who united it to the Crown of Aragon.

House of Trastámara, 1412–1516

, Ferdinand I of Aragon, Ferdinand I the Honest
1412–1416 , , Ferrando I d'Aragón

, , 27 November 1380
Medina del Campo
son of John I of Castile and Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Eleanor of Aragon, , Eleanor of Alburquerque
1394
8 children, , 2 April 1416
Igualada
aged 36 , - , Alfonso V of Aragon, Alfonso the Magnanimous
1416–1458 , , Alfonso-V-el-Magnanimo

, , 1396
Medina del Campo
son of Ferdinand I of Aragon, Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque, , Maria of Castile
1415
No children, , 27 June 1458

aged 52 , - , John II of Aragon, John the Great
1458–1468, , Chuan II d'Aragón

, , 29 June 1397
Medina del Campo
son of Ferdinand I of Aragon, Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque, , Blanche I of Navarre
6 November 1419
4 children

Juana Enríquez
2 children , , 20 January 1479

aged 81 , - , Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand II the Catholic
1468–1516, , Michel Sittow 004

, , 10 March 1452
son of John II of Aragon and Juana Enriquez, , Isabella I of Castile
19 October 1469
5 children

Germaine of Foix
1505
No children , , 23 January 1516
Madrigalejo
aged 63 , - , Joanna of Castile, Joanna the Mad
1516–1555, , Johanna I van Castilië

, , 6 November 1479
daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, , Philip I of Castile, Philip IV of Burgundy
1496
6 children, , 12 April 1555
Madrigalejo
aged 75 , - Joanna was confined under alleged insanity during her whole reign.

House of Habsburg, 1516-1700

, - , Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles II
1516–1554 , , Titian - Portrait of Charles V Seated - WGA22964

, , 24 February 1500
Ghent
son of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile, , Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539), Isabella of Portugal
10 March 1526
3 children , , 21 September 1558
Yuste
aged 58 , - , Philip II of Spain, Philip I
1554–1598 , , , , 21 May 1527
Valladolid
son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles II and Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539), Isabella of Portugal, , Maria of Portugal (1527-1545), Maria of Portugal
1543
1 child

Mary I of England
1554
No children

Elisabeth of Valois
1559
2 children

Anna of Austria (1549-1580), Anna of Austria
4 May 1570
5 children, , 13 September 1598
Madrid
aged 71 , - , Philip III of Spain, Philip II
1598–1621, , Felipe III de España

, , 14 April 1578
Madrid
son of Philip II of Spain, Philip I and Anna of Austria (1549-1580), Anna of Austria, , Margaret of Austria (1584-1611), Margaret of Austria
18 April 1599
5 children, , 31 March 1621
Madrid
aged 42 , - , Philip IV of Spain, Philip III
1621–1665, ,

, , 8 April 1605
Valladolid
son of Philip III of Spain, Philip II and Margaret of Austria (1584-1611), Margaret of Austria, , Elisabeth of Bourbon
1615
7 children

Mariana of Austria
1649
5 children

, , 17 September 1665
Madrid
aged 60 , - , Charles II of Spain, Charles III
1665–1700, , Juan de Miranda Carreno 002

, , 6 November 1661
Madrid
son of Philip IV of Spain, Philip III and Mariana of Austria, , Marie Louise d'Orléans (1662–1689), Maria Luisa of Orléans
19 November 1679
No children

Maria Anna of Neuburg
14 May 1690
No children

, , 1 November 1700
Madrid
aged 38 , -

House of Bourbon, 1700-1713, during War of the Spanish Succession

, - , Philip V of Spain, Philip IV
1700–1713, , , , 19 December 1683
Palace of Versailles, Versailles
son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1661-1711), Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660-1690), Maria Anna of Bavaria, , Maria Luisa of Savoy
2 November 1701
4 children

Elisabeth of Parma
24 December 1714
7 children

, , 9 July 1746
Madrid
aged 62 , - At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, by the Treaty of Utrecht, Sicily was ceded to the Duke of Savoy.

House of Savoy, 1713–1720

, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Victor Amadeus
1713–1720 , , Vittorio Amedeo II in Maestà - Google Art Project

, , 14 May 1666
Turin
son of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours, , Anne Marie of Orléans
10 April 1684
6 children, , 31 October 1732
Moncalieri
aged 66 , - The Spanish invaded the kingdom in 1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. The Duke of Savoy ceded it to Austria in 1720 by the Treaty of Den Haag (1720), Treaty of The Hague.

House of Habsburg, 1720–1735

, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV
1720–1735 , , Johann Gottfried Auerbach 004

, , 1 October 1685
Vienna
son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, , Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Elisabeth Christine
1 August 1708
4 children, , 20 October 1740
Vienna
aged 55 , - Charles I, Duke of Parma conquered the kingdom during the War of the Polish Succession. At the end of the war Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily was ceded to the new Charles I, Duke of Parma, Charles V of Sicily.

House of Bourbon 1735–1816

, Charles III of Spain, Charles V
1735–1759 , , CarloVIII di Napoli

, , 20 January 1716
Madrid
son of Philip V of Spain, Philip IV and Elizabeth of Parma, , Maria Amalia of Saxony
1738
13 children, , 14 December 1788
Madrid
aged 72 , - , Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand III
1759–1816, , Mengs - Ferdinand IV of Naples, Royal Palace of Madrid

Mengs - Ferdinand IV of Naples, Royal Palace of Madrid

, , 12 January 1751

son of Charles III of Spain, Charles V and Maria Amalia of Saxony, , Marie Caroline of Austria
12 May 1768
17 children

Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia
27 November 1814
No children, , 4 January 1825

aged 73 , - In 1816 the

and the Kingdom of Sicily were merged as the new

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1816–1861

Family tree

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Monarchs Of Sicily Lists of monarchs, Sicily Kings of Sicily, * Monarchs of Naples, *

Kingdom of Syracuse

Emirs of Sicily

Kalbids The Kalbids () were a Muslim Arab dynasty in the Emirate of Sicily, which ruled from 948 to 1053. They were formally appointed by the Fatimids, but gained, progressively, ''de facto'' autonomous rule. History In 827, in the midst of internal B ...

Taifa period

Counts of Sicily

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ..., 1071-1130

Kings of Sicily

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ..., 1130–1198

House of Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynas ..., 1194–1266

Plantagenet Dynasty

Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou or House of Anjou-Sicily, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct French House of Capet, part of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as ''Angevin'', meaning "from Anjou" ..., 1266–1282

House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 (as kings from 1162) until 1410. They descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. The ..., 1282–1410

House of Trastámara, 1412–1516

House of Habsburg, 1516-1700

House of Bourbon, 1700-1713, during War of the Spanish Succession

House of Savoy, 1713–1720

House of Habsburg, 1720–1735

House of Bourbon 1735–1816

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1816–1861

Family tree

See also

References

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ...
, 1071-1130

House of Hauteville The Hauteville ( it, Altavilla) was a Normans, Norman family originally of Seigneur, seigneurial rank from the Cotentin. The Hautevilles rose to prominence through their part in the Norman conquest of southern Italy. By 1130, one of their members, ...
, 1130–1198

House of Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynas ...
, 1194–1266

Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou or House of Anjou-Sicily, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct French House of Capet, part of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as ''Angevin'', meaning "from Anjou" ...
, 1266–1282

House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 (as kings from 1162) until 1410. They descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy. The ...
, 1282–1410