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Constance of Sicily

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Constance of Sicily Famous memorial

Birth
Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Death
27 Nov 1198 (aged 44)
Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Burial
Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy Add to Map
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Sicilian Monarch. The posthumous daughter of King Roger II of Sicily, she married Prince Heinrich in 1186. Heinrich's father Friedrich Barbarossa died in 1190 and Constance and Heinrich were crowned Emperor and Empress. In December 1194 she gave birth to a son who was named after his two grandfathers, Friedrich Roger. After Heinrich's death she went to Sicily and renounced her sons claims for the German kingship and empire and placed him under the protection of Pope Innocent III. She died one year later. Dante mentioned her in his work "Divine Comedy".
Sicilian Monarch. The posthumous daughter of King Roger II of Sicily, she married Prince Heinrich in 1186. Heinrich's father Friedrich Barbarossa died in 1190 and Constance and Heinrich were crowned Emperor and Empress. In December 1194 she gave birth to a son who was named after his two grandfathers, Friedrich Roger. After Heinrich's death she went to Sicily and renounced her sons claims for the German kingship and empire and placed him under the protection of Pope Innocent III. She died one year later. Dante mentioned her in his work "Divine Comedy".

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  • Originally Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Jan 16, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8283417/constance-of_sicily: accessed ), memorial page for Constance of Sicily (2 Nov 1154–27 Nov 1198), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8283417, citing Cattedrale di Palermo, Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy; Maintained by Find a Grave.