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We left off with Manfred of Sicily killed during battle (illustration) with the forces of Charles of Anjou in 1265. C...
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When Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was King of Sicily, he also ruled over a large area that included most of Italy ...
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Events were in place for Charles of Anjou, Count of Provence, to take over Sicily. His brother, King Louis IX of Fran...
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While Charles of Anjou was consolidating his rule in Provence and Forcalquier between 1250 and 1252, events elsewhere...
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The French word gabelle derives from the Italian gabella, which means "duty." It was a tax applied to agricultural an...
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Some months after Charles of Anjou married Beatrice of Provence in 1246, therefore becoming Count of Provence and For...
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The agreement was made in 1245 between several powerful individuals that Beatrice of Provence (heir to the counties o...
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Charles of Anjou became Count of Provence and Forcalquier by his marriage in 1246 to Beatrice of Provence. His attemp...
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King Louis VIII of France (1187 - 1226) and Blanch of Castile (1188 - 1252) had several children, one of whom became ...
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After Maria of Antioch "sold" her claim to Queen of Jerusalem to Charles of Anjou, however illegal it was to the High...
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Maria of Antioch had a stronger claim to the throne of Jerusalem in 1268 than the man who was crowned.Born c.1220, sh...
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When the title King of Jerusalem was up for grabs in 1268, there was more than one claimant. There had not been a kin...
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Frederick II (1194 - 1250) was King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Sicily, and Holy Roman Emperor. He agreed to g...
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We think of the Magna Carta as an important moment in legislative history, when laws forced a king to relinquish some...
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The King of Jerusalem, Aimery of Lusignan, had a problem with his seneschal, Ralph of Saint-Omer: he accused the sene...
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With the unexpected death of Henry II of Champagne by falling out a window, Jerusalem's Queen Isabella (the real rule...
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So we have Henry II of Champagne, elevated to the position of King of Jerusalem even if he doesn't use the title, and...
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Aimery (born c.1153) was one of the sons of the Lord of Poitou, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Burgundia of Rancon. His b...
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While Henry II of Champagne was functioning as King of Jerusalem (even if he did not use the title itself, preferring...
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After the brutal murder of Conrad of Montferrat right after he was informed that he had been chosen to replace Guy of...