Peter II of Sicily

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Peter II of Sicily
Pedro II da Sicília.jpg
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 15 August 1342(1342-08-15)
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:

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
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

Peter II of Sicily
Born: July 1305 Died: 15 August 1342
Preceded by King of Sicily
1337–1342
Succeeded by
Louis


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