The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that ruled the island of Sicily and, for much of its history, parts of southern Italy. It was founded when Roger II of the Norman Hauteville family was crowned king in Palermo, uniting territory his family had conquered from the Byzantines, Arabs and Lombards. Under the Normans and later the Hohenstaufen, including Emperor Frederick II, it was among the wealthiest and most culturally mixed courts in Europe, blending Latin, Greek and Arabic traditions. After the Sicilian Vespers of 1282 the island came under the Crown of Aragon while the mainland formed the separate Kingdom of Naples, and the two were reunited as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816.
Before and after
- from 1125 to 1389Grand Principality of Vladimir
- 11 June 1125Battle of Azaz
- from 1126 to 1485House of Plantagenet
- 14 April 1126Birth of Averroes
- from 1130 to 1816Kingdom of Sicily
- 18 October 1130Birth of Zhu Xi
- 4 December 1131Death of Omar Khayyám
- from 1132 to 1539Origins of Fountains Abbey
- from 1136 to 1478Novgorod Republic
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- 1460Construction of Topkapı Palace
The era
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