Swabian Sicily denotes the period in the history of Sicily during which it was ruled by the Hohenstaufen dynasty, lasting from Henry VI's's accession to the island's throne in 1194 until Manfred of Sicily's defeat by Charles I of Anjou in 1266. It has been particularly researched by German scholars such as Ernst Kantorowicz and Willy Cohn.
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SwabianSicily denotes the period in the historyofSicily during which it was ruled by the Hohenstaufen dynasty, lasting from Henry VI's's accession to...
The historyofSicily has been influenced by numerous ethnic groups. It has seen Sicily controlled by powers, including Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek...
known formally as 'Kingdom ofSicily'. Thus, there were two "Sicilies" — the island kingdom, however, was often called "Sicily beyond the Lighthouse" or...
Kingdom ofSicily (Latin: Regnum Siciliae; Italian: Regno di Sicilia; Sicilian: Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the...
eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. Sicily is located...
King ofSicily and Africa, son of Roger I ofSicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count ofSicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia...
with the Duchy of Apulia in 1127 and became the Kingdom ofSicily in 1130. His descendants in the male line continued to rule Sicily down to 1194. Roger...
The Sicily national football team (Sicilian: Naziunali Siciliana di Palluni) is the representative football team of the island ofSicily. It is controlled...
identity/basis after settling down in Sicily. When the Elymians migrated to Sicily is unknown, however scholars of antiquity considered them to be the second...
the Swabian Jura (in the district of Göppingen) from the village of the same name in the valley below. The new name was applied to the hill castle of Staufen...
Battle of Civitate was fought on 18 June 1053 in southern Italy, between the Normans, led by the Count of Apulia Humphrey of Hauteville, and a Swabian-Italian-Lombard...
gained control ofSicily in 1720, but Austrian rule did not last long. Both Naples and Sicily were conquered by a Spanish army during the War of the Polish...
Conradin, setting out in 1266 to take possession ofSicily, pledged his Swabian inheritance to Ulrich II, count of Württemberg. The duchy fell into abeyance...
the capital of the Duchy of Naples (661–1139), of the Kingdom ofSicily, of the Kingdom of Naples (1282–1816) and finally of the Two Sicilies until the...
(English: Milazzo Castle) is a castle and citadel in Milazzo, Sicily. It is located on the summit of a hill overlooking the town, on a site first fortified in...
called Royal Palace of Palermo. It was the seat of the Kings ofSicily with the Hauteville dynasty and served afterwards as the main seat of power for the subsequent...
The historyof Islam in Sicily and southern Italy began with the first Arab settlement in Sicily, at Mazara, which was captured in 827. The subsequent...
colonized Sicily. They called the city Panormos ("All port") and traded with the Carthaginians. The two civilizations lived together in Sicily until the...
around the city of Taranto instead. The title of Lord ofSicily was dissolved, but Robert's brother Roger I continued to reign in Sicily as a Grand Count...
of the 136-year Norman-Swabian reign in Sicily but also effectively ensured that the centre of literary influence would eventually move from Sicily to...
became a domain of the newly created Kingdom of Naples, and no longer of the Kingdom ofSicily, after he lost Sicily due to the rebellion of the Sicilian...
Ferdinand IV in 1799 during his presence in Sicily limited himself to reorganizing the scarce forces present in Sicily, organizing them into three infantry regiments...
Capetian House of Anjou, or House of Anjou-Sicily, or House of Anjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate...
Margaret of Navarre (French: Marguerite, Spanish: Margarita, Italian: Margherita) (c. 1135 – 12 August 1183) was Queen ofSicily as the wife of William...