Английская Википедия:Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon

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Constance II of Sicily (Шаблон:Circa – Шаблон:Death date) was queen consort of Aragon as the wife of Peter III of Aragon and a pretender to the Kingdom of Sicily from 1268 to 1285.Шаблон:Sfn She was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.Шаблон:Sfn

Life

Constance was largely raised by Bella d'Amichi, who remained her favorite and confidante as queen.[1] On 13 June 1262, Constance married Peter,Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn She inherited his claim to the Sicilian throne. According to author E.L. Miron in her book "The Queens of Aragon" Constance was the first Queen of Aragon whose coronation was recorded as taking place, in Zaragoza on November 17, 1276.

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 November 1285. Constance died as a nun in Barcelona.

Children

Constance and Peter III of Aragon had six children:

Role in Dante's Divine Comedy

Though most historical sources have little information about her, Constance occupies a place in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Constance's appearance in Canto III of Purgatorio of the Divine Comedy is understated and shadow-like. The reader learns of Constance through the speech of her father, Manfred of Sicily, whom Dante meets in the space of Mount Purgatory reserved for excommunicated souls. Manfred begs the poet to bring the truth "if another tale is told [to his] fair daughter, mother of the pride of Sicily and Aragon."[2] Manfred proceeds to tell Dante of how he repented and confessed to God for his "horrible" sins shortly before his death, and was thus saved from an afterlife in Hell, contrary to what others may have thought. Manfred concludes his speech by telling Dante that his sentence in Purgatory may be lessened if those still alive on Earth pray for him, and subsequently by asking Dante to tell Constance of his current placement and of how her "holy prayers" can aid in his movement toward Paradise.[2]

Ancestry

Constance's ancestors in three generations
Constance II 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 of Burgundy
Maternal great-grandmother:
Béatrice of Albon

References

  1. ↑ «Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones: Bella, d'Amichi Шаблон:Webarchive»
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book

Sources

Шаблон:S-start Шаблон:Succession box Шаблон:Succession box Шаблон:S-end

Шаблон:Aragonese royal consorts Шаблон:Monarchs of Sicily

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