War of the Sicilian Vespers

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Italian war medieval conflict war

The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
War of the Sicilian Vespers canonical	26
Sicilian Vespers	12
Sicilian Vespers uprising	2
Aragonese invasion of Sicily	1
Aragonese–Angevin War	1
Italian Wars of the 13th century	1
Neapolitan succession disputes	1
Sicilian Vespers (1282)	1
Sicilian Vespers massacre of 30 March 1282	1
Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers	1
War of the Sicilian Vespers (Aragonese–Angevin conflict)	1
War of the Sicilian Vespers leading to Aragonese rule in Sicily	1
War of the Sicilian succession (against Hohenstaufen)	1
War of the Vespers	1
War of the Vespers (later phase in Italy)	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian war ⓘ medieval conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ surface form: Aragonese–Angevin War War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ surface form: War of the Vespers
hasBroaderContext	conflict between the House of Anjou and the House of Aragon ⓘ papal–imperial power politics in Italy ⓘ struggle for hegemony in the central Mediterranean ⓘ
hasCause	War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sicilian Vespers uprising opposition to Charles I of Anjou ⓘ popular revolt against Angevin rule ⓘ tensions between local Sicilian population and French officials ⓘ
hasConflictResult	Treaty of Caltabellotta ⓘ division of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
hasEndTime	1302 ⓘ
hasFollowedBy	continued Aragonese–Angevin rivalry in Italy ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Aragonese Crusade ⓘ War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aragonese invasion of Sicily Battle of Malta (1283) ⓘ Battle of the Counts ⓘ Battle of the Gulf of Naples ⓘ War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sicilian Vespers massacre of 30 March 1282 Treaty of Caltabellotta ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Caltabellotta (1302)
hasLocation	Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ surface form: southern Italy
hasMainBelligerent	House of Anjou ⓘ surface form: Angevin dynasty Byzantine Empire ⓘ Crown of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ
hasOutcome	Angevin control of peninsular southern Italy ⓘ Aragonese control of the island of Sicily ⓘ creation of the Kingdom of Trinacria ⓘ
hasParticipant	Charles I of Anjou ⓘ Frederick III of Sicily ⓘ James II of Aragon ⓘ John of Procida ⓘ Peter III of Aragon ⓘ Philip III of France ⓘ Pope Honorius IV ⓘ Pope Martin IV ⓘ Roger of Lauria ⓘ
hasPrecededBy	Angevin conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
hasSignificance	altered balance of power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ ended unified Angevin control over the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ strengthened Aragonese maritime power ⓘ
hasStartTime	1282 ⓘ
hasTemporalContext	late 13th century ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown of Aragon → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Kingdom of Naples → event → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Kingdom of Sicily → event → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Kingdom of Sicily → significantEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers (1282)

Aragonese Crusade → hasCause → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Aragonese Crusade → isPartOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasCause → War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers uprising

War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasAlternativeName → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aragonese–Angevin War

War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasAlternativeName → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of the Vespers

War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasKeyEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers massacre of 30 March 1282

War of the Sicilian Vespers → hasKeyEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aragonese invasion of Sicily

Peter III of Aragon → significantEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Peter III of Aragon → militaryConflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

King of Sicily → significantEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

King of Sicily → significantEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Charles I of Anjou → event → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Charles I of Anjou → lostControlOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers

House of Aragon → significantEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of the Sicilian Vespers leading to Aragonese rule in Sicily

Pope Clement IV → event → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of the Sicilian succession (against Hohenstaufen)

House of Anjou → participatedIn → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Joanna II of Naples → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neapolitan succession disputes

Francesco Hayez → notableWork → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Rex Siciliae → associatedWithEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Bernat Desclot → mainSubjectOfWork → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Pope Martin IV → involvedIn → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Frederick II of Sicily → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of the Sicilian Vespers (Aragonese–Angevin conflict)

Edward I, Count of Bar → participatedIn → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of the Vespers (later phase in Italy)

Roger of Lauria → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Treaty of Caltabellotta → endedConflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Battle of the Gulf of Naples → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Battle of the Gulf of Naples → partOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Battle of Malta (1283) → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Battle of Malta (1283) → partOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Battle of Malta (1283) → relatedTo → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Battle of the Counts → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Battle of the Counts → partOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Angevin conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily → followedBy → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Angevin conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily → partOf → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian Wars of the 13th century

Frederick III of Sicily → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

John of Procida → knownFor → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

John of Procida → participantIn → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Pere el Gran → event → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Pere el Gran → supportedRevolt → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Pere el Gran → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Constance of Sicily → notableEvent → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Roger de Lauria → conflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Treaty of Anagni → historicalContext → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ

Treaty of Anagni → aimedToEndConflict → War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ