Sicilian Monarch. King of Naples and Sicily. Son of William I. 'the Bad' and Marguerite of Navarra, Brother of Henry and Roger Hauteville. He was crowned King of Sicily on May 17, 1166. His mother served as his regent untill 1171. His reign was known to be very tolerant against other religions. Italians, Greeks, Normans, Arabs and Jews lived peacefully together. He fought for the pope against Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, but later entered peace negotiations with the Emperor, with the result, that his aunt Constance was married to Friedrichs son Heinrich, afterwards the Emperor Heinrich VI.. He married Joan Plantagenet, daughter of Henry II. in 1177. They had only one child, Bohemond, who died before reaching his first birthday. Dante placed him in his work 'Divine Comedy' in the Paradise.
Sicilian Monarch. King of Naples and Sicily. Son of William I. 'the Bad' and Marguerite of Navarra, Brother of Henry and Roger Hauteville. He was crowned King of Sicily on May 17, 1166. His mother served as his regent untill 1171. His reign was known to be very tolerant against other religions. Italians, Greeks, Normans, Arabs and Jews lived peacefully together. He fought for the pope against Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, but later entered peace negotiations with the Emperor, with the result, that his aunt Constance was married to Friedrichs son Heinrich, afterwards the Emperor Heinrich VI.. He married Joan Plantagenet, daughter of Henry II. in 1177. They had only one child, Bohemond, who died before reaching his first birthday. Dante placed him in his work 'Divine Comedy' in the Paradise.
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