Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon

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For other people named Constance of Sicily, see Constance of Sicily (disambiguation).
For other people named Constance of Aragon, see Constance of Aragon (disambiguation).
Constance of Sicily
Queen consort of Aragon, Sicily, and Valencia; Countess consort of Barcelona
Tenure1276–1285
Born1249
Sicily
Died9 April 1302 (aged 52 or 53)
Barcelona, Spain
Burial
Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, Barcelona
SpousePeter III of Aragon
IssueAlfonso III of Aragon
James II of Aragon
Elisabeth, Queen of Portugal
Frederick III of Sicily
Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria
Pedro of Aragon
HouseHouse of Hohenstaufen
FatherManfred of Sicily
MotherBeatrice of Savoy

Constance of Sicily (1249 – 9 April 1302) was Queen of Aragon as the wife of King Peter III. She was the only daughter of King Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.

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:

Ancestry

Constantia's ancestors in three generations
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
Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon
Born: circa 1249 Died: 9 April 1302
Royal titles
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 Queen consort of Sicily
1282–1285

References


External links

  • Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty". Genealogy.EU.
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