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- Constance (born 1154—died Nov. 27, 1198, Palermo) was the queen of Sicily (1194–98) and Holy Roman empress-consort (1191–97). Her marriage to a Hohenstaufen gave that German dynasty a claim to the throne of Sicily and her political skill preserved the throne for her son.
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Constance, Queen of Sicily. Constance I ( Italian: Costanza; 2 November 1154 – 27 November 1198) [1] was reigning Queen of Sicily from 1194–98, jointly with her spouse from 1194 to 1197, and with her infant son Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1198.
Constance (born 1154—died Nov. 27, 1198, Palermo) was the queen of Sicily (1194–98) and Holy Roman empress-consort (1191–97). Her marriage to a Hohenstaufen gave that German dynasty a claim to the throne of Sicily and her political skill preserved the throne for her son.
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Constance of Sicily (1154–1198)Holy Roman empress and queen of Sicily. Name variations: Constance d'Altavilla; Constance of Germany; (German) Konstanz. Born in 1154 in Sicily; died on November 27, 1198, in Germany; daughter of Roger II the Great, king of Sicily (r. 1103–1154), duke of ...
Constance II of Sicily (c. 1249 – () 9 April 1302) was queen consort of Aragon as the wife of Peter III of Aragon and a pretender to the Kingdom of Sicily from 1268 to 1285. She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy .
The Byzantine Emperor Constans II decided to move from the capital Constantinople to Syracuse in Sicily in 663, the following year he launched an assault from Sicily against the Lombard Duchy of Benevento, which then occupied most of Southern Italy.
Aug 29, 2016 · Constance of Sicily was born on 2 November 1154 as the daughter of King Roger II and his third wife, Beatrice of Rethel. Constance had several siblings from her father’s first and second marriage, though only one was still alive at the time of her birth. Her eldest half-brother, Roger, had left two illegitimate children.
May 18, 2024 · Few queens stand as prominently in the rich tapestry of medieval history as Constance Queen of Sicily - also known as Constance I. Although the exact details of Constance's life are incomplete, she still played a crucial role in Sicilian history .
