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Peter II ( Latin: Petrus II, Italian: Pietro II, Sicilian: Pietru; 1304 – 8 August 1342) was the King of Sicily from 1337 until his death, although he was associated with his father as co-ruler from 1321. Peter's father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor, a daughter of Charles II of Naples. [1]
Peter II (in Italian: Pietro; 1304 – 8 August 1342) was the King of Sicily from 1337 until his death, although he was associated with his father as co-ruler from 1321. Peter's father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor, a daughter of Charles II of Naples.
Peter III of Aragon, Manfred's son in law, of the House of Barcelona, conquered the island of Sicily from Charles I in 1282 and had himself crowned King of Sicily. Thereafter the old Kingdom of Sicily was centred on the mainland, with capital at Naples , and although informally called Kingdom of Naples it was still known formally as "Kingdom of ...
NameBirthMarriage (s)DeathConstance II 1268/1282–1285 (joint ...1249 Sicily daughter of Manfred of Sicily ...Peter I the Great 13 June 1262 6 ...9 April 1302 Barcelona, Spain aged 52 or ...Peter I the Great 1282–1285 (joint ...1240 Valencia son of James I of Aragon ...Constance of Sicily 13 June 1262 6 ...2 November 1285 Vilafranca del Penedès ...James the Just 1285–129510 August 1267 Valencia son of Peter I ...Isabella of Castile 1 December 1291 No ...5 November 1327 Barcelona aged 60Frederick II 1295–133713 December 1272 Barcelona son of Peter I ...Eleanor of Anjou 17 May 1302 9 children25 June 1337 Palermo aged 65Peter II was the King of Sicily from 1337 until his death, although he was associated with his father as co-ruler from 1321. Peter's father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor, a daughter of Charles II of Naples. Contemporaries regarded Peter as feeble-minded.
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By 999, Norman adventurers had arrived in southern Italy. By 1016, they were involved in the complex local politics, where Lombards were fighting against the Byzantine Empire. As mercenaries they fought the enemies of the Italian city-states, sometimes fighting for the Byzantines and sometimes against them, but in the following century they gradual...
Rise to power in Sicily
Upon the death in 1105 of his elder brother, Simon of Hauteville, Roger inherited the County of Sicily under the regency of his mother, Adelaide del Vasto. His mother was assisted by such notables as Christodulus, the Greek emir of Palermo. In 1109, Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos bestowed upon him the title of protonobilissimos in recognition of his knowledge of the Byzantine court. In the summer of 1110, Roger was visited by the Norwegian king Sigurd the Crusader, who was on his way to...
Rise to power in southern Italy
When William II of Apulia died childless in July 1127, Roger claimed all Hauteville family possessions in the peninsula as well as the overlordship of the Principality of Capua, which had been nominally given to Apulia almost thirty years earlier. However, the union of Sicily and Apulia was resisted by Pope Honorius IIand by the subjects of the duchy itself.
Economy
Roger’s reforms in laws and administration aimed not only to strengthen his rule but also to improve the economic standing of Sicily and southern Italy. He was "very concerned to gain money, but hardly very prodigal in expending it". In 1140 at his assembly at Ariano he introduced new coinage including smaller denominations, to facilitate trade with the rest of the Mediterranean. However, although this new coinage made long-distance trade easier, it was detrimental to local trade, which sprea...
Roger is the subject of King Roger, a 1926 opera by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski. The last months of his life are also featured in Tariq Ali's book A Sultan in Palermo. Studiorum Universitas Ruggero II, a private non-traditional university connected to Accademia Normannawas incorporated in the U.S. on April 30, 2001 in his honor.
Roger's first marriage was in 1117 to Elvira, a daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile. When she died, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse.They had six children: 1. Roger (1118 – 12 May 1148), heir, Duke of Apulia (from 1135), possibly also Count of Lecce 2. Tancred(1119–1138), Prince of Bari (from 1135) 3. ...
Works cited
1. Barber, Malcolm (2004). The Two Cities: Medieval Europe 1050–1320. Routledge. ISBN 0415174155. 2. Bauer, Rotraud (2004). "Der Mantel Rogers II. und die siculo-normannischen Gewänder aus den königlichen Hofwerkstätten in Palermo". In Seipel, Wilfried (ed.). Nobiles Officinae. Die königlichen Hofwerkstätten zu Palermo zur Zeit der Normannen und Staufer im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert(in German). Milano. 3. Britt, Karen C. (2007). "Roger II of Sicily: Rex, Basileus, and Khalif? Identity, Politics,...
General references
1. Alexander of Telese, The Deeds of Roger. 2. Alio, Jacqueline (2018). Queens of Sicily 1061–1266: The queens consort, regent and regnant of the Norman-Swabian era of the Kingdom of Sicily. Trinacria. 3. Aubé, Pierre. Roger II de Sicile. 2001. 4. Hamel, Pasquale L'invenzione del regno, dalla conquista normanna alla fondazione del Regnum Siciliae (1061/1154)(Palermo, 2009) 5. Holmes, George, The Oxford IllustratedHistory of Medieval Europe. OUP, 1988. 6. Mendola, Louis (2015). The Kingdom of...
- 1105 – 27 September 1130
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Peter II of Sicily. Peter II (Latin: Petrus II,Italian: Pietro II,Sicilian: Pietru; 1304 – 8 August 1342) was the King of Sicily from 1337 until his death, although he was associated with his father as co-ruler from 1321. Peter's father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor, a daughter of Charles II of Naples.
Jun 25, 2022 · Peter II (in Italian: Pietro; 1304 – 8 August 1342) was the King of Sicily from 1337 until his death, although he was associated with his father as co-ruler from 1321. Peter's father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor, a daughter of Charles II of Naples.
