Roger II of Sicily

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Norman ruler human king monarch of Sicily

Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.

Aliases (1)

King of Sicily ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norman ruler → human → king → monarch of Sicily →
alliedWith	Byzantine and Muslim powers at various times →
burialPlace	Palermo Cathedral →
capitalOfHisRealm	Palermo →
child	Constance of Sicily → Roger III, Duke of Apulia → Tancred (son of Roger II) → William I of Sicily →
conflict	wars with the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire →
coronationDate	1130-12-25 →
coronationPlace	Palermo →
countryOfBirth	County of Sicily →
countryOfDeath	Kingdom of Sicily →
dateOfBirth	1095-12-22 →
dateOfDeath	1154-02-26 →
endTime	as King of Sicily: 1154-02-26 →
ethnicGroup	Normans →
father	Roger I of Sicily →
givenName	Roger →
house	House of Hauteville →
knownFor	creating a multicultural Mediterranean court → employing Arab, Greek, and Latin administrators and scholars → founding the Kingdom of Sicily → naval expansion in the Mediterranean → unifying southern Italy and Sicily under one crown →
languagesSpokenWritten	Italian (vernaculars) → Latin → Norman French →
mother	Adelaide del Vasto →
nobleFamily	Hauteville family →
notableWork	commissioning of the Arab-Norman palace complex in Palermo → patronage of the Cappella Palatina →
patronage	Islamic, Byzantine, and Latin scholars and artisans →
placeOfBirth	Mileto →
placeOfDeath	Palermo →
positionHeld	Count of Sicily → Duke of Apulia and Calabria → King of Sicily →
predecessor	title of King of Sicily newly created →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
residence	Palermo →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Beatrice of Rethel → Elvira of Castile → Sibylla of Burgundy →
startTime	as King of Sicily: 1130-12-25 →
successor	William I of Sicily →
territory	Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → Kingdom of Sicily →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Normans → Normans →	notableLeader
Count of Calabria →	associatedWithRuler
Roger I of Sicily →	child
King of Sicily →	firstHolder
Kingdom of Sicily →	foundedBy
King of Sicily →	hasHolder
Royal Palace of Naples →	hasStatueOf
Hauteville dynasty →	notableMember
Kingdom of Sicily →	notableRuler
Charles I of Spain ("King of Sicily") →	positionHeld
Roger I of Sicily →	successor