County of Sicily

This article is about the specific polity County of Sicily and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a Norman state comprising the islands of Sicily and Malta and part of Calabria from 1071 until 1130. The county was established during the Christian reconquest of Sicily (1061-91).

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Byzantine-Norman Wars

Were a series of wars between the Byzantines and the Normans in southern italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

1.1.Norman conquest of southern Italy

Were a series of military campaigns by Norman forces that slowly conquered southern Italy from the Bizyntine Empire and from local Lombard rulers.

1.1.1.Norman conquest of Sicily

Was the Norman conquest of Sicily, at the time under Muslim rule.

2. Sicilian Taifas Period

Were two periods of the Emirate of Sicily where the island was divided in several Taifas (Muslim principalities).

2.1.Second Sicilian Taifas Period

The Emirate of Siciliy split into two Taifas (Muslim principalities).

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment