| Kingdom of Trinacria | |||||||||
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| 4 September 1282–1442 | |||||||||
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| Motto: Animus Tuus Dominus (Latin for 'Courage is thy Lord') (in use in the Sicilian Vespers of 1282) | |||||||||
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| Capital | Palermo 38°35′31″N 16°4′44″E / 38.59194°N 16.07889°E / 38.59194; 16.07889 | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Sicilian | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
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| • 1282–1285 | Peter I the Great | ||||||||
| • 1295–1337 | Frederick III | ||||||||
| • 1409–1410 | Martin II the Elder | ||||||||
| • 1416–1458 | Alfons V | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| • Coronation of Peter III of Aragon and Constance II of Sicily in Palermo | 4 September 1282 | ||||||||
| • Peace of Caltabellotta | 31 August 1302 | ||||||||
| • Alfonso V conquered the Kingdom of Naples and unified both Kingdoms | 1442 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy Malta | ||||||||
The Kingdom of Trinacria was established in 1282, the year of the coronation of King Peter III of Aragon, and was consolidated in 1302, the year of the Peace of Caltabellota when, at the conclusion of the first phase of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the Kingdom of Sicily was officially divided into two parts, one of which was the island part of Sicily, officially called the Kingdom of Trinacria, but informally called the Kingdom of Sicily. The name "Trinacria" comes from the island's ancient symbol, Triscele.
Meanwhile, the continental part of the Kingdom of Sicily, known colloquially as the Kingdom of Naples, remained under the crown of King Charles II of Anjou. The two resulting kingdoms were separated until 1442, when King Alfonso V of Aragon conquered the Kingdom of Naples and unified both Kingdoms.
References
- Gillespie, Alexander (2016). The Causes of War: Volume II: 1000 CE to 1400 CE. Vol. II. Hart Publishing. p. 115.
- Merlo, Grado Giovanni (1981). Tabacco, Giovanni (ed.). Basso Medioevo. Medioevo V-XV secolo (in Italian). Italy: Il Mulino. p. 535.
- Bisson, T.N. (1991). The Medieval Crown of Aragon. Oxford University Press. p. 144.