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Manfred (Sicilian: Manfredi di Sicilia; 1232 – 26 February 1266) was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. The natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II , [1] Manfred became regent over the kingdom of Sicily on behalf of his nephew Conradin in 1254.
Mar 25, 2024 · Manfred (born c. 1232—died Feb. 26, 1266, near Benevento, Kingdom of Naples) was the effective king of Sicily from 1258, during a period of civil wars and succession disputes between imperial claimants and the House of Anjou. The son of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II, Manfred became vicar of Italy and Sicily for his half brother Conrad ...
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 ...
The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Charles' conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily, effectively ending the rule of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in ...
King Manfred (von Hohenstaufen), a son of Frederick II, ruled Sicily for just eight years until 1266, when his army was defeated by Angevin forces at the Battle of Benevento. Manfred was born outside marriage around 1232 to Emperor Frederick II (who was king of Sicily) and Bianca Lancia (Lanza), and later legitimised.
Aug 24, 2016 · Manfred (măn´frəd, Ger. män´frāt), c.1232–1266, king of Sicily (1258–66), the last Hohenstaufen [1] on that throne. An illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred was regent in Sicily for his brother Conrad IV [2].
Manfred: Ante-Purgatory, Purgatorio 3 A handsome, warrior-like nobleman, Manfred (c. 1232-66) is the illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II, who is listed among the heretics in Inferno 10. Raised in the cosmopolitan Hohenstaufen court in Sicily, Manfred knew several languages (including Hebrew and Arabic) and was a poet and musician as ...
