Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon

Constance II
Queen of Sicily
Reign1282–1285 (1285)[1][2]
(also pretender from 1268)
PredecessorConradin (as pretender) or Charles I (de facto)
SuccessorJames I
Co-rulerPeter I[1]
Queen consort of Aragon
Tenure27 July 1276 (1276-07-27) – November 1285 (1285-11)
Bornc. 1249
Kingdom of Sicily
Died9 April 1302(1302-04-09) (aged 52–53)
Barcelona, Crown of Aragon
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1262; died 1285)
Issue
HouseHohenstaufen
FatherManfred, King of Sicily
MotherBeatrice of Savoy
Arms of Constance II of Sicily

Constance II (c. 1249(1302-04-09)9 April 1302) was Queen of Sicily from September 1282 to November 1285 alongside her husband, King Peter I. She was also Queen of Aragon from 1276 to 1285 during her husband's reign as Peter III of Aragon. She was a pretender to the Kingdom of Sicily from 1268 to 1282.[3] She was the only daughter of Manfred, King of Sicily, and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.[4]

  1. ^ a b Baker, Julian (2020-10-20). Coinage and Money in Medieval Greece 1200-1430 (2 vols.). BRILL. p. 767. ISBN 978-90-04-43464-6. Constance and Peter of Aragon (1282-1285)
  2. ^ "Constance, Queen of Sicily and Aragon". British Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. ^ Runciman 1958, p. 202.
  4. ^ George 1875, p. table XIII.