Peter II of Sicily

Peter II of Sicily
Peter kneeling before Christ, from a mosaic in the cathedral of Messina
King of Sicily
Tenure	25 June 1337 - 15 August 1342
Predecessor	Frederick III of Sicily
Successor	Louis, King of Sicily
Born	1304
Died	(1342-08-15)15 August 1342 Calascibetta
Burial	Cathedral of Palermo
Spouse	Elisabeth of Carinthia
Issue	Louis of Sicily Frederick IV of Sicily Constance of Sicily Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Beatrice, Electress Palatine Euphemia of Sicily Violante of Sicily John of Sicily Blanche, Countess of Amphurias
House	House of Barcelona
Father	Frederick III of Sicily
Mother	Eleanor of Anjou

Peter II (1304 – 15 August 1342) was crowned King of Sicily (then called Trinacria) in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337.

His father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor of Anjou, a daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary. Maria was a granddaughter of Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.

His reign was marked by strife between the throne and the nobility, especially the old families of Ventimiglia, Palizzi, Chiaramonte, and Antiochia.

He died suddenly in 1342 in Calascibetta and was buried in the cathedral of Palermo. He was succeeded by Louis, his eldest son, who was only five years old.

Marriage and Children

He married Elisabeth of Carinthia, with whom he had nine children:

• Louis of Sicily, succeeded his father
• Constance (1324 – October 1355), regent of Sicily from 1352 to 1354, unmarried
• Eleanor (1325–1375), married Peter IV of Aragon, mother of Martin II of Sicily
• Beatrice (1326–1365), married Rupert II, Elector Palatine, mother of Rupert of Germany.
• Euphemia (1330–1359), regent from 1355 to 1357, unmarried
• Frederick IV, successor of Louis
• Violante (born 1334), died young
• John (1342 – 22 June 1353), died young
• Blanche (1342–1373), married Count John I of Empúries, but had no issue

Ancestry

Family of Peter II of Sicily

16. Peter II of Aragon 8. James I of Aragon 17. Maria of Montpellier 4. Peter III of Aragon 18. Andrew II of Hungary 9. Violant of Hungary 19. Yolanda de Courtenay 2. Frederick III of Sicily 20. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 10. Manfred of Sicily 21. Bianca Lancia 5. Constance of Sicily 22. Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy 11. Beatrice of Savoy 23. Marguerite of Burgundy 1. Peter II of Sicily 24. Louis VIII of France 12. Charles I of Naples 25. Blanche of Castile 6. Charles II of Naples 26. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence 13. Beatrice of Provence 27. Beatrice of Savoy 3. Eleanor of Anjou 28. Béla IV of Hungary 14. Stephen V of Hungary 29. Maria Laskarina 7. Maria of Hungary 30. Kuthen the Cuman 15. Elizabeth the Cuman 31. Galicie of Halicz