Angevin Kingdom of Sicily

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After Charles I of Anjou defeated Manfred of Sicily in 1266, he acquired the whole Kingdom of Sicily (it included not only Sicily but also Southern Italy).

Establishment

February 1266: A major medieval battle was fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Charles' conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily, effectively ending the rule of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

Chronology

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1. Battle of Benevento

A major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Charles' conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily, effectively ending the rule of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

2. War of the Sicilian Vespers

Was a rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, leading to the expulsion fo his troops from the island.

April 1282: After the Sicilian Vespers, Sicily was governed by the Aragonese dynasty as an independent state while southern Italy became the kingdom of Naples.

2.1.Peace of Caltabellotta

Was a peace that divided the old Kingdom of Sicily into an island portion and a peninsular portion: Charles II was confirmed as king of Sicily's peninsular territories (southern Italy), while Frederick III was confirmed as king of the island territories (Sicily proper).

August 1302: Peace of Caltabellotta.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1267: When Manfred of Sicily fell in the Battle of Benevento, Michael II of Epirus took the opportunity and recaptured some places in Albania. However, the most important positions, Berat, Kanina and Aulona, remained in the possession of the Neapolitans.