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THE HIST OR Y OF SICIL Y  33

Charles I of Anjou, born
in 1226, wrests the throne
of Sicily from Manfred. He
dies in 1285

Charles II succeeds his
father Charles I but is forced
to cede Sicily to Manfred’s
daughter and her husband,
Peter III of Aragón, who
occupied the island in 1282 Ferdinand II
(1830–59) is the
Frederick II, emperor from last Bourbon
1216, is King of Sicily from ruler in Sicily
1197 to 1250, the year of
his death. He moved his James II of Aragón
court to Palermo
(1286–96) The viceroys (above,
Severino Filangieri)
Tancred (1190–94) govern Sicily for the
Spanish sovereigns
Frederick II of Aragón until 1713
(1296–1337)
William I (1154–66) Ferdinand
Peter II of Aragón (1759–1825)
(1337–41) unifies the
kingdoms of
Roger I, the Norman lord, Naples and
conquers Sicily in 1091 Louis of Aragón Sicily in 1816
after a war lasting 30 years (1341–55)
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Barbarians and Byzantines Arabs Normans Angevins and Aragonese Bourbons Savoy
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Manfred, Duke John of
Roger II the natural Peñafiel is designated
(1105–1154) son of first viceroy of
Frederick II, Sicily by his father,
rules Sicily Ferdinand I of Aragón,
until 1266 in 1412. This system
of rule is to last for
three centuries
Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy
acquires Sicily in 1713
through the Peace of Utrecht,
ceding it to the Habsburgs
Henry VI, of Austria in 1718
emperor Vittorio Emanuele II of
and son of Savoy becomes the first
Barbarossa, Frederick III of king of a unified Italy.
conquers Sicily forms a part of the
William II (1166–89) Sicily in Aragón (1355–77), new kingdom, having
1194. He dies, triggering a voted for annexation
period of struggle
dies in 1197
and strife that brings following Garibaldi’s
about the end of the conquest of the island
Kingdom of Sicily in 1860
The Arabs begin their invasion
of Sicily in 827 and conquer the
island in 902

Charles III of Spain acquires
Sicily from Austria in 1735
and governs until 1759

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