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Aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers
Between 1281 and 1284, Angevin repression in Sicily fueled unrest; after the 1282 Sicilian Vespers the island turned to Aragon's Peter III, splitting…
Timeline
- 1281Palermo · SicilyCharles I and his French governors raised taxes and monopolized offices, deepening discontent among Sicily's local nobility and townspeople and laying the groundwork for a large-scale uprising.
- 1282Palermo · SicilyThe people of Palermo and elsewhere launched an uprising signaled by the Sicilian Vespers, massacring the French garrison and pro-French officials; the Angevin regime rapidly collapsed in Sicily.
- 1282–1284Sicily · SicilyThe insurgents invited Aragon's Peter III to be king of Sicily, establishing an Aragonese dependency on the island; the mainland at Naples remained Angevin, and the War of the Sicilian Vespers began, permanently breaking the Mediterranean balance of power.
Sources
- Sicilian Vespers https://www.britannica.com/event/Sicilian-Vespers
- The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5: c.1198–c.1300 — David Abulafia et al. (1999)