War with Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
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The War with Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor was a late 12th-century conflict over the Sicilian throne, in which Emperor Henry VI sought to assert his dynastic claim against the rule of Tancred of Lecce.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval conflict
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war ⓘ |
| conflictOver | Sicilian throne ⓘ |
| conflictType | succession war ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerentLeader |
Constance of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger of Andria NERFINISHED ⓘ Tancred of Lecce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
contested succession after the death of William II of Sicily
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dynastic claim of Henry VI to the Sicilian throne ⓘ election of Tancred of Lecce as king of Sicily ⓘ |
| hasDynasticContext | Hohenstaufen–Norman rivalry in Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1194 ⓘ |
| hasFollowingEvent |
consolidation of Hohenstaufen rule in Sicily
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reign of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in Sicily ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
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Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ Brindisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ Troia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Tancred of Lecce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
incorporation of the Kingdom of Sicily into the Hohenstaufen sphere of influence
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recognition of Henry VI as king of Sicily ⓘ victory of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Hauteville dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohenstaufen dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ local Sicilian nobility ⓘ |
| hasPrecedingEvent |
death of William II of Sicily
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marriage of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily ⓘ |
| hasStartTime |
1189
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late 12th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvesDynasticClaim | claim of Constance of Sicily as heiress of William II of Sicily ⓘ |
| partOf | Hohenstaufen expansion in Italy ⓘ |
| primaryClaimant | Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Papal–imperial conflict in the 12th century
NERFINISHED
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Third Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalClaimant | Tancred of Lecce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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