Kingdom of Sicily

Kingdom of Sicily was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 1130 to 1282 CE, about 152 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Roger II united the Norman conquests in Sicily and southern Italy. The Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II ruled from Palermo, and the Sicilian Vespers of 1282 drove out the Angevins.

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Facts

Dates

1130 to 1282 CE

Duration

152 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Palermo

Came from

• Emirate of Sicily 831 to 1091 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Naples 1282 to 1816 CE
• Kingdom of Sicily (island) 1282 to 1816 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta
• 1240 Mongols sack Kiev

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania c. 1236 to 1795 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Mamluk Sultanate 1250 to 1517 CE, North and West Africa

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