Henry (''Arricus'' or ''Arrico'') (1160–1172) was the youngest and second surviving son of

William I of Sicily William I (1120 or 1121 7 May 1166), called the Bad or the Wicked (), was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. He was the fourth son of Roger II and Elvira of Castile. William's title "the Bad" ...

by Margaret of Navarre. By his father's will he succeeded to the title Prince of Capua, an

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to the throne, while his brother William II succeeded to the throne. Henry's coronation as prince was postponed from the death of his father (1166). Henry was present with William at

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, where the young king awaited his Greek bride. They planned to return via

Capua Capua ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. History Ancient era The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan ''Capeva''. The ...

and there invest Henry with his principality, but not far off from the town, Henry came down with a high fever. He was hurried to

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and thence to

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, but died within the month. According to legend, he was betrothed to a daughter of

Malcolm IV of Scotland Malcolm IV (; ), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de War ...

on his deathbed, but this is false. Malcolm had no issue. He was originally buried in the chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene, but was moved by his brother to Monreale, the final resting place of most of his family. The death of Henry made his aunt Princess Constance, confined to Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo as a nun from childhood, the only legitimate heir to the throne; despite this, she remained confined in her monastery, until 1184.

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*{{cite book , title=The History of the Tyrants of Sicily by "Hugo Falcandus," 1154-69 , first=Ugo , last=Falcando , publisher=Manchester University Press , editor-first1=Graham A. , editor-last1=Loud , editor-first2=Thomas , editor-last2=Wiedemann , year=1998 *Alio, Jacqueline. ''Margaret, Queen of Sicily''. Trinacria: New York, 2017. * Norwich, John Julius. ''The Kingdom in the Sun 1130-1194''. Longman: London, 1970. Princes of Capua Italo-Normans Sicilian people of Norman descent 1160 births 1172 deaths Burials at Monreale Cathedral Hauteville family Sons of kings Italian royalty who died as children