Daily Medieval

Pope Urban IV's first move to try to curtail Manfred of Sicily's imperial ambitions was to excommunicate him. This was Manfred...

After Manfred of Sicily  (née Lancia) was excommunicated by the pope in 1254, he handled it in two ways. The first was to talk to the pope a...

We're going to look at the life of Manfred (1232 - 1266), who became King of Sicily. He was originally called Manfred Lancia, after his ...

Events were in place for a final showdown between Charles of Anjou , declared King of Sicily by Rome, and Conradin , teenage son of the las...

We left off with Manfred of Sicily killed during battle  (illustration) with the forces of Charles of Anjou  in 1265. Charles had been named...

When Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was King of Sicily, he also ruled over a large area that included most of Italy south of Rome. This co...

Events were in place for Charles of Anjou , Count of Provence, to take over Sicily . His brother, King Louis IX of France, was behind him, a...

While Charles of Anjou was consolidating his rule over the counties of Provence and Forcalquier between 1250 and 1252, events elsewhere wer...

According to legend, Siena was founded by Senio and Ascanio, who were sons of Remus (who founded Rome with his brother Romulus). More verifi...

Manfred of Sicily (1232 - 1266), the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty , had one child with Beatrice of Savoy, their daughte...

The Hohenstaufens were a dynasty of German kings, many of whom also held the titles Holy Roman Emperor, Duke of Swabia, and (briefly) King o...