Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon
| Constance II of Sicily | |
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| Queen consort of Aragon, and Valencia; Countess consort of Barcelona and Queen Regnant of Sicily | |
| Tenure | 1276–1285 |
| Born |
1249 Sicily |
| Died |
9 April 1302 (aged 52 or 53) Barcelona, Spain |
| Burial | Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, Barcelona |
| Spouse | Peter III of Aragon |
| Issue |
Alfonso III of Aragon James II of Aragon Elisabeth, Queen of Portugal Frederick III of Sicily Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria Pedro of Aragon |
| House | House of Hohenstaufen |
| Father | Manfred of Sicily |
| Mother | Beatrice of Savoy |
Constance of Sicily (1249 – 9 April 1302) was Queen of Aragon as the wife of King Peter III and a pretender to the Kingdom of Sicily (as Constance II) from 1268 to 1285.[1] She was the only daughter of King Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.
Life
Constance was largely raised by Bella d'Amichi, who remained her favorite and confidante as queen.[2] On 13 June 1262, Constance married Peter, eldest son of King James I of Aragon. Her father was killed in the Battle of Benevento (26 February 1266) while fighting against his rival, Charles of Anjou. She inherited his claim to the Sicilian throne.
James I died on 27 July 1276 and Peter succeeded to the throne, with Constance as queen. During the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), Peter and then their sons claimed the throne of Sicily in her right. The war resulted in the partition of the Kingdom of Sicily and the creation of the Kingdom of Trinacria under her heirs and the Kingdom of Naples under the heirs of Charles of Anjou.
Peter III died on 2 November 1285. Constance died as a nun in Barcelona.
Children
Constantia and Peter III of Aragon had six children:
- Alfonso III of Aragon (1265 – 18 June 1291).
- James II of Aragon (10 August 1267 – 2 November 1327).
- Elizabeth of Aragon (1271 – 4 July 1336). Married Denis of Portugal.
- Frederick III of Sicily (13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337).
- Yolanda of Aragon (1273 – August, 1302). Married Robert of Naples.
- Peter of Aragon (1275 – 25 August 1296). Married Guillemette of Béarn, daughter of Gaston VII of Montcada, Viscount of Béarn.
Ancestry
| Constantia of Sicily | Father: Manfred of Sicily |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Constance of Sicily | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Bianca Lancia |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Unknown | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Unknown | |||
| Mother: Beatrice of Savoy |
Maternal Grandfather: Amadeus IV of Savoy |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Thomas I of Savoy | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Margaret of Geneva | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Marguerite of Burgundy |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Béatrice of Albon |
References
- ↑ Steven Runciman, The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century (Cambridge: University Press, 1958), 202.
- ↑ «Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones: Bella, d'Amichi»
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty". Genealogy.EU.
Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon Born: circa 1249 Died: 9 April 1302 | ||
| Royal titles | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Violant of Hungary |
Queen consort of Aragon and Valencia 1276–1285 |
Vacant Title next held by Isabella of Castile |
| Preceded by Margaret of Burgundy |
Queen consort of Sicily 1282–1285 | |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Conrad II |
— TITULAR — Queen Regnant of Sicily 1268–1285 |
Succeeded by James I |
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