King of Sicily

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The King of Sicily was the sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Sicily, a historically significant Mediterranean realm that played a key role in European politics, trade, and dynastic power struggles.

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Surface form Occurrences
Kings of Sicily 2

Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
sovereign
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
associatedWith Crusades
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Mediterranean trade
Papal States
Spanish Empire
coatOfArms Arms of the Kingdom of Sicily
continent Africa
Europe
country Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
diplomaticStatus sovereign state ruler
dynasty House of Anjou
surface form: Capetian House of Anjou

Hauteville dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty
House of Barcelona
House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
House of Savoy
House of Trastámara
endTime 1816
femaleEquivalent Constance of Sicily
surface form: Queen of Sicily
firstHolder Roger II of Sicily
follows County of Sicily
surface form: Count of Sicily
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasCapital Naples
Palermo
hasHolder Alfonso V of Aragon
Charles I of Anjou
Charles II of Spain NERFINISHED
Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Constance of Sicily
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Peter III of Aragon
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED
Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED
Roger II of Sicily
Tancred of Lecce
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
William I of Sicily
William II of Sicily
hasJurisdictionOver island of Sicily
parts of southern Italian mainland
inception 1130
languageUsed Arabic
Greek
Italian
Latin
Sicilian
Spanish
locatedInTheRegion Mediterranean Sea
partOf Italian Peninsula
Southern Italy
surface form: Mezzogiorno

Southern Italy
positionHeldIn Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Holy Roman Emperor
Pope
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy King of the Two Sicilies (historical style)
surface form: King of the Two Sicilies
role commander-in-chief of the army
head of state
supreme feudal lord
significantEvent Norman conquest of southern Italy
surface form: Norman conquest of Sicily

War of the Sicilian Vespers
surface form: Sicilian Vespers

Treaty of Rastatt
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Vienna (1738)
War of the Sicilian Vespers
War of the Spanish Succession
startTime 1130
titleHeldBy male monarch

Referenced by (27)

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

King of Naples associatedTitle King of Sicily
Hohenstaufen dynasty hasMainTitle King of Sicily
King of Aragon hasPart King of Sicily
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies hasTitle King of Sicily
Duchy of Bourbon houseProduced King of Sicily
this entity surface form: Kings of Sicily
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy nobleTitle King of Sicily
Charles II of Spain positionHeld King of Sicily
Charles III of Spain positionHeld King of Sicily
Ferdinand II of Aragon positionHeld King of Sicily
Martin I of Aragon positionHeld King of Sicily
Philip III of Portugal positionHeld King of Sicily
Philip IV of Spain positionHeld King of Sicily
Philip the Great positionHeld King of Sicily
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
Philippe, Duke of Anjou positionHeld King of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily positionHeld King of Sicily
Duchy of Neopatras suzerain King of Sicily
Charles I of Anjou title King of Sicily
House of Barcelona title King of Sicily
Peter III of Aragon title King of Sicily
Philip II of Spain title King of Sicily
Rey Planeta title King of Sicily
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
Philippe, Duke of Anjou title King of Sicily
Hauteville dynasty titleHeld King of Sicily
Count of Anjou titleHolderBecame King of Sicily
this entity surface form: Kings of Sicily