- Peter II of Sicily
Peter II (July 1305 –
August 15 ,1342 inCalascibetta ) was crowned king of Sicily (then calledTrinacria ) in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337.His father was
Frederick III of Sicily and his mother wasEleanor of Anjou , a daughter ofCharles II of Naples andMaria Arpad of Hungary . Maria was a daughter ofBéla IV of Hungary andMaria Laskarina .He married
Elisabeth of Carinthia , with whom he had nine children, including: Louis his successor; Frederick, who succeeded Louis; Eleanor, mother of Martin II; Constance, regent 1352-1354; and Euphemia, regent, 1355-1357.His reign was marked by strife between the throne and the nobility, especially the old families of Ventimiglia, Palizzi, Chiaramonte, and Antiochia.
He died without warning in 1342 at Calascibetta and was buried in the cathedral of
Palermo . He was succeeded by Louis, his eldest son, who was only five years old.
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