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Aragon's Peter III rules Sicily

Type Event Region Sicily Time 1282–1285

After the 1282 Sicilian Vespers, Sicily's nobles invited Aragon's Peter III, who landed at Trapani in August and was crowned king of Sicily in Palerm…

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  1. 1282Palermo · SicilyOn 30 March 1282 the Sicilian Vespers uprising broke out in Palermo against Angevin rule under Charles I. The revolt quickly spread across the island, and Sicilian representatives invited Peter III, invoking Constance's hereditary right to the Sicilian throne to raise an Aragonese monarch.
  2. 1282Trapani–Palermo · SicilyPeter III landed with the Aragonese fleet at Trapani on 30 August, then entered Palermo and was formally crowned king of Sicily on 4 September. Charles I was forced to retreat to Naples, and Pope Martin IV excommunicated Peter III, fully opening the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

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