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- The death of Tancred (1194) allowed Henry and Constance to take the throne of Sicily. When Henry died in 1197, Constance consolidated her power in the kingdom, secured the protection of Pope Innocent III, and succeeded in having her son, the future emperor Frederick II, crowned king in April 1198.
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Constance then accompanied her husband at the head of a substantial imperial army to forcefully take the Sicilian throne from Tancred with the support of the loyal Pisan fleet. The northern towns of the kingdom opened their gates to Henry, including the earliest Norman strongholds Capua and Aversa .
The death of Tancred (1194) allowed Henry and Constance to take the throne of Sicily. When Henry died in 1197, Constance consolidated her power in the kingdom, secured the protection of Pope Innocent III , and succeeded in having her son, the future emperor Frederick II , crowned king in April 1198.
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Although she claimed the title, Constance could not actually take the throne for some time because the people of Sicily did not want Henry Hohenstaufen, a foreigner, as their king, and because Constance was also opposed by the pope, who was an enemy of her husband.
Constance had the backing of the feudal barons but the people and papacy supported Tancred’s claim to the throne of Sicily. Since Constance was unacceptable to many, the people of Sicily asked themselves “who could be king?”
May 18, 2024 · Tancred promised to release Constance only if Henry would recognize Tancred as king. This Henry did not do. Eventually, the Pope recognized Tancred as King of Sicily, which led him to release Constance. Shortly afterward, however, Tancred died. His son claimed the throne for himself, but Henry soon overthrew him.
In Sicily, Constance confronted the revolts of the Saracens (Moors), a phenomenon which could not have been entirely unknown to a woman of Visigoth origins from the land of El Cid. She and Henry visited Frederick in Germany in 1216.
Apr 10, 2024 · In 1191 the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI, who claimed the Sicilian throne through his wife, Constance I (daughter of Roger II), marched south to claim Constance’s inheritance. He invaded Tancred’s mainland territory and unsuccessfully besieged Naples. Constance remained in Salerno when he retreated and fell into Tancred’s hands.
