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Constance (Queen of Sicily)

Type Figure Region Kingdom of Sicily Time 1154–1198 Also known as Constance of Hohenstaufen

Constance (1154–1198), last queen of Norman Sicily, daughter of Roger II and sister of William II;…

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  1. 1154–1186Palermo · Kingdom of SicilyDaughter of Roger II and sister of William II. As William had no heir she became the lawful heiress to the Sicilian throne, and her marriage choice affected the politics of all Italy.
  2. 1186–1194Milan · LombardyMarried Henry VI in 1186, bringing the Sicilian succession into the Hohenstaufen system. She was imprisoned by Tancred when Henry first marched south in 1191, regaining her freedom and being crowned only after Henry reconquered Sicily in 1194.
  3. 1194–1198Palermo · Kingdom of SicilyCrowned jointly with Henry as ruler of Sicily in 1194; after Henry's death in 1197 she served as regent for the two-year-old Frederick II, dealing with Pope Innocent III and southern Italian factions, and secured her son's succession before her death in 1198.

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