Kingdom of Sicily

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former monarchy historical kingdom state

The Kingdom of Sicily was a significant Mediterranean monarchy that encompassed southern Italy and the island of Sicily, playing a key role in European politics and trade from the Middle Ages through the early modern period.

Aliases (10)

King of Sicily ×2
Norman Italy ×2
Kingdom of Naples and Sicily ×1
Kingdom of Sicily (Angevin) ×1
Kingdom of Sicily to Charles of Bourbon ×1
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ×1
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816 ×1
Regno (Kingdom of Sicily region) ×1
Regno di Sicilia ×1
Regnum Siciliae ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former monarchy → historical kingdom → state →
alsoKnownAs	Regno di Sicilia → Regnum Siciliae →
capital	Naples → Palermo →
continent	Europe →
country	Italy (historical region) →
culturalInfluence	Arab → Greek → Italian → Latin → Norman → Spanish →
currency	ducat (later period) → tarì (medieval period) →
dissolved	1816 →
dynasty	Angevin dynasty → Crown of Aragon → Hauteville dynasty → Hohenstaufen dynasty → House of Bourbon → House of Habsburg → House of Trastámara →
economicActivity	Mediterranean trade →
event	Sicilian Vespers →
followedBy	Kingdom of Naples (de facto mainland continuation name) → Kingdom of the Two Sicilies →
foundedBy	Roger II of Sicily →
governmentType	monarchy →
importantCity	Bari → Catania → Messina → Salerno →
importantPort	Messina → Naples → Palermo →
inception	1130 →
legalStatus	fief of the Papacy (claimed) →
legalSystem	combination of Roman law, Norman customs, and local traditions →
locatedIn	Mediterranean region →
mergedInto	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816 →
notableRuler	Charles I of Anjou → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies → Ferdinand II of Aragon → Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor → Peter III of Aragon → Roger II of Sicily →
officialLanguage	Arabic (early Norman period) → Greek (early period) → Italian (later period) → Latin → Sicilian →
partOf	Holy Roman Empire (nominally, various periods) →
precededBy	County of Sicily → Duchy of Apulia and Calabria →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy (minority) → Islam (early Norman period minority) → Roman Catholicism →
resultOfEvent	division into island Sicily and mainland Naples after 1282 →
significantEvent	Sicilian Vespers (1282) →
strategicImportance	control of central Mediterranean sea routes →
territoryIncludes	Apulia → Basilicata → Calabria → Campania → island of Sicily → parts of Abruzzo (various periods) → southern Italian mainland →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kingdom of Sicily ("Regnum Siciliae") → Kingdom of Sicily ("Regno di Sicilia") →	alsoKnownAs
War of the Sixth Coalition → War of the Third Coalition →	belligerent
Bohemond I of Antioch → Roger II of Sicily →	countryOfDeath
Catholic Monarchy → Catholic Monarchy ("Kingdom of Naples and Sicily") →	hasComponentTerritory
Crown of Aragon → Spanish Empire →	hasPart
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → Kingdom of Sicily ("Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816") →	mergedInto
Ferdinand II of Aragon → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →	monarchOf
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress → Michiel de Ruyter →	placeOfDeath
Hohenstaufen dynasty → House of Habsburg →	ruledTerritory
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → Kingdom of Naples ("Kingdom of the Two Sicilies") →	successor
Charles I of Spain → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor →	territoryRuled
Spanish Inquisition →	appliesToJurisdiction
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress →	associatedWith
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor →	birthPlace
Kingdom of Naples →	borderedBy
Treaty of Vienna (1738) ("Kingdom of Sicily to Charles of Bourbon") →	cededTerritory
St. Thomas Aquinas →	countryOfCitizenship
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor →	deathPlace
King of Aragon →	hasJurisdictionOver
Aragonese Crusade ("Kingdom of Sicily (Angevin)") →	hasMainBelligerent
First Coalition →	hasMember
War of the Quadruple Alliance →	hasParticipant
Southern Italy →	historicallyRuledBy
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria ("Regno (Kingdom of Sicily region)") →	historicalRegion
Sicily →	historicalRegionOf
Bruttium →	laterBecamePartOf
St. Thomas Aquinas →	placeOfBirth
Gesta Francorum ("Norman Italy") →	placeOfOrigin
Philip III of Spain ("King of Sicily") →	positionHeld
Kingdom of Naples →	predecessor
Eremburga of Mortain ("Norman Italy") →	region
House of Trastámara →	ruled
House of Bourbon →	ruledKingdom
Normans →	successorState
Roger II of Sicily →	territory
Philip V of Spain ("King of Sicily") →	title