Constance II of Sicily | |
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![]() Constance II depicted in a miniature | |
Queen consort of Aragon and Valencia Countess consort of Barcelona | |
Tenure | |
Queen consort of Sicily | |
Tenure | |
Queen regnant of Sicily | |
Tenure | |
Born | c. 1249 Kingdom of Sicily |
Died | 9 April 1302 Barcelona, Crown of Aragon | (aged 52-53)
Burial | |
Spouse | Peter III of Aragon |
Issue | Alfonso III of Aragon James II of Aragon Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal Frederick III of Sicily Yolande, Duchess of Calabria Peter of Aragon |
House | Hohenstaufen |
Father | Manfred of Sicily |
Mother | Beatrice of Savoy |
Religion | Catholicism |
Constance II of Sicily (c. 1249 - 9 April 1302) was Queen consort of Aragon as the wife of Peter III of Aragon and a pretender to the Kingdom of Sicily from 1268 to 1285.[1] She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.[2]
Constance was largely raised by Bella d'Amichi, who remained her favorite and confidante as queen.[3] On 13 June 1262, Constance married Peter, eldest son of 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 November 1285. Constance died as a nun in Barcelona.
Constance and Peter III of Aragon had six children:
Constance II 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 of Burgundy | ||
Maternal great-grandmother: Béatrice of Albon |
Preceded by Violant of Hungary |
Queen consort of Aragon and Valencia Countess consort of Barcelona 1276–1285 |
Succeeded by Isabella of Castile |
Preceded by Margaret of Burgundy |
Queen consort of Sicily 1282–1285 |
Succeeded by Isabella of Castile |
Preceded by Conrad II |
Queen regnant of Sicily 1268–1285 |
Succeeded by James I |