Constantia or
Constance (1249 - 9 April 1302) was the
Queen consortA queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles...
of
Peter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
.
She was the only daughter of
Manfred of SicilyManfred was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266. He was an illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen but his mother, Bianca Lancia , is reported by Matthew of Paris to have been married to the emperor while on her deathbed.-Background:Manfred was born in Venosa...
and his first wife Beatrice of Savoy. Her paternal grandparents were
Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II of Hohenstaufen was Holy Roman Emperor from his papal coronation in 1220 until his death; he was also a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. As such, he was King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy...
and his mistress
Bianca LanciaBianca Lancia d'Agliano ; was an Italian noblewoman, who was the mistress and later wife of emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, although the marriage, conducted while she was on her deathbed, was considered non-canonical.- Family :Born ca...
. Her maternal grandparents were
Amadeus IV of SavoyAmadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death...
and his first wife Anne of Burgundy.
Anne was a daughter of
Eudes III, Duke of BurgundyEudes III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine...
and his second wife Alice of Vergy.
On 13 June 1262, Constantia married
Prince Peter of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
, eldest son of
James I of AragonJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
and his second wife
Violant of HungaryViolant of Hungary was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. She is also called Jolánta in Hungarian, Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria in Catalan and Yolanda or Violante de Hungría in Spanish.-Family:Violant was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Violant of Courtenay...
.
Manfred was killed in the
Battle of BeneventoThe Battle of Benevento was fought near Benevento, in present-day Southern Italy, on February 26, 1266, between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in the capture of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles....
(26 February 1266) while fighting against his rival
Charles of AnjouCharles I , commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
, son of
Louis VIII of FranceLouis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut...
and
Blanche of CastileBlanche of Castile , wife of Louis VIII of France. She was born in Palencia, Spain, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and of Eleanor of England...
.
Constantia or
Constance (1249 - 9 April 1302) was the
Queen consortA queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles...
of
Peter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
.
Family
She was the only daughter of
Manfred of SicilyManfred was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266. He was an illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen but his mother, Bianca Lancia , is reported by Matthew of Paris to have been married to the emperor while on her deathbed.-Background:Manfred was born in Venosa...
and his first wife Beatrice of Savoy. Her paternal grandparents were
Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II of Hohenstaufen was Holy Roman Emperor from his papal coronation in 1220 until his death; he was also a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. As such, he was King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy...
and his mistress
Bianca LanciaBianca Lancia d'Agliano ; was an Italian noblewoman, who was the mistress and later wife of emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, although the marriage, conducted while she was on her deathbed, was considered non-canonical.- Family :Born ca...
. Her maternal grandparents were
Amadeus IV of SavoyAmadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death...
and his first wife Anne of Burgundy.
Anne was a daughter of
Eudes III, Duke of BurgundyEudes III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine...
and his second wife Alice of Vergy.
Marriage
On 13 June 1262, Constantia married
Prince Peter of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
, eldest son of
James I of AragonJames I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...
and his second wife
Violant of HungaryViolant of Hungary was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. She is also called Jolánta in Hungarian, Iolanda or Violant d'Hongria in Catalan and Yolanda or Violante de Hungría in Spanish.-Family:Violant was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Violant of Courtenay...
.
Manfred was killed in the
Battle of BeneventoThe Battle of Benevento was fought near Benevento, in present-day Southern Italy, on February 26, 1266, between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in the capture of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles....
(26 February 1266) while fighting against his rival
Charles of AnjouCharles I , commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
, son of
Louis VIII of FranceLouis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut...
and
Blanche of CastileBlanche of Castile , wife of Louis VIII of France. She was born in Palencia, Spain, the third daughter of Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, and of Eleanor of England...
. As his eldest daughter she could be considered his heiress but did not pursue her claim at this time.
James I died on 27 July 1276 and Peter succeeded to the throne. Constance became his Queen consort. With the
War of the Sicilian VespersThe War of the ' Vespers started with the insurrection of the Sicilian Vespers against Charles of Anjou in 1282 and finally ended with the peace of Caltabellotta in 1302...
(1282 - 1302), at first Peter and then their sons claimed the throne of Sicily in her right. The War resulted in the partition of the Kingdom of Sicily
to the "Kingdom of Trinacria" (the island of Sicily) under her descendants and the
Kingdom of NaplesThe Kingdom of Naples is the modern day name for a polity which existed on the southern part of the Italian peninsula. Also known contemporaneously, and somewhat confusingly, as the Kingdom of Sicily, this kingdom was founded after the secession of the island of Sicily from the old Kingdom of...
under the descendants of Charles of Anjou.
Peter III died on 2 November 1285 and Constantia remained a widow. She ended her days as a
nunA Nun, or also known as a Sister in some cases, is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
in
BarcelonaBarcelona is the capital, most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008. It is the 11th-most populous municipality in the European Union and sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris,...
.
Children
Constantia and
Peter III of AragonPeter the Great was the King of Aragon of Valencia and of Majorca , and Count of Barcelona from 1276 to his death. He conquered Sicily and became its king in 1282...
had six children:
- Alfonso III of Aragon
Alfonso III , called the Liberal or the Free , was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1285...
(1265 - 18 June 1291).
- James II of Aragon
James II , called the Just was the King of Sicily from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. In 1297 he was granted the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica...
(10 August 1267 – 2 November 1327).
- Elizabeth of Aragon
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal also known as Elizabeth of Aragon was queen consort of Portugal and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Marriage:...
(1271 - 4 July 1336). Married Denis of PortugalDenis, or Diniz , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve...
.
- Frederick III of Sicily
Frederick II or III was the regent and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in the War of the Sicilian Vespers on behalf of his father and brothers, Alfonso and James...
(13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337).
- Yolanda of Aragon
Not to be confused with Yolande of AragonYolanda of Aragon was the daughter of Peter III of Aragon and Constantia of Sicily...
(1273 - August, 1302). Married Robert of NaplesRobert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise was King of Naples from 1309 to 1343. He was also Duke of Calabria , titular King of Jerusalem, and Count of Provence and Forcalquier .-Biography:...
.
- Infante Pedro of Aragon (1275 - 25 August 1296). Married Guillemette of Béarn
Béarn is a former province of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the southwest the...
, daughter of Gaston VII of Montcada, Viscount of Béarn.
Constantia's ancestors in three generations
| Constantia of Sicily |
Father:
Manfred of SicilyManfred was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266. He was an illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen but his mother, Bianca Lancia , is reported by Matthew of Paris to have been married to the emperor while on her deathbed.-Background:Manfred was born in Venosa...
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Paternal Grandfather:
Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II of Hohenstaufen was Holy Roman Emperor from his papal coronation in 1220 until his death; he was also a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. As such, he was King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy...
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
Henry VI, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
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Paternal Great-grandmother:
Constance of SicilyConstance was the heiress of the Norman kings of Sicily and the wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. She was Queen of Sicily in 1194-1198, jointly with her husband from 1194 to 1197, and with her infant son Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1198.-Biography:Constance was the posthumous...
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Paternal Grandmother:
Bianca LanciaBianca Lancia d'Agliano ; was an Italian noblewoman, who was the mistress and later wife of emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, although the marriage, conducted while she was on her deathbed, was considered non-canonical.- Family :Born ca...
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
Unknown |
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Unknown |
Mother:
Beatrice of Savoy |
Maternal Grandfather:
Amadeus IV of SavoyAmadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death...
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Thomas I of SavoyThomas I or Tommaso I was Count of Savoy from 1189-1233. He was the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. His birth was seen as miraculous; his monkish father had despaired of having a male heir after three wives. Count Humbert sought counsel from St...
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Maternal Great-grandmother:
Marguerite of GenevaMarguerite of Geneva was the daughter of William I, Count of Geneva and Beatrice de Faucigny. She was supposed to become the third wife of Philip II of France but was abducted by Thomas I of Savoy in 1195, while on her way to Paris...
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Maternal Grandmother:
Anne of Burgundy |
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Hugh III, Duke of BurgundyHugh III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. Hugh was the eldest son of duke Odo II and Marie of Champagne, daughter of Theobald and Mathilda of Carinthia....
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Maternal Great-grandmother:
Béatrice of AlbonBéatrice, Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois became countess and dauphine in 1162 upon the death of her father Guigues V.She married Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in 1183 and had three children:...
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