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Roger II or Roger the Great (Italian: Ruggero II; Sicilian: Ruggeru II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, then King of Sicily in 1130 and King of Africa in 1148.
- 1105 – 27 September 1130
- Roman Catholicism
Apr 18, 2024 · Roger II, grand count of Sicily (1105–30) and king of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130–54). In a Europe rent by schism and exhausted by the Crusades, he created a cosmopolitan kingdom in which all creeds and cultures were equally favored. Learn more about Roger II and his rule in this article.
Roger II, (born Dec. 22, 1095—died Feb. 26, 1154, Palermo), Grand count of Sicily (1105–30) and king of Sicily (1130–54). The son of Roger I, he was a capable and energetic ruler who incorporated the mainland territories of Calabria (1122) and Apulia (1127). He was crowned king by the antipope Anacletus II, and he forced Innocent II to ...
May 18, 2018 · Roger II (1095-1154), king of Sicily from 1130 to 1154, was the most able ruler in 12th-century Europe. He organized a multiracial, multinational kingdom in which Arabic, Byzantine, Lombard, Jewish, and Norman cultures produced a brilliant cosmopolitan state.
Roger II or Roger the Great ( Italian: Ruggero II; Sicilian: Ruggeru II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, then King of Sicily in 1130 and King of Africa in 1148.
Feb 2, 2004 · The King of Sicily died on February 26th, 1154. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 54 Issue 2 February 2004. The nephew of Robert Guiscard and son of Count Roger I of Sicily, Roger II succeeded to Sicily at the age of nine in 1105 and took personal control in 1112, when he was sixteen.
Roger II. (c. 1095—1154) Quick Reference. ( c. 1095–1154) King of Sicily (1130–54). The Norman expansion into southern Italy and Sicily was begun by the brothers Robert and Roger Guiscard, initially in defiance of the pope, but subsequently with his grudging cooperation.
