John of Procida
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John of Procida was an Italian medieval physician and diplomat.
Reproduction of the profile present in the Duomo of Salerno (Michele Parascandolo. Storia di Procida, Benevento, 1893).
War of the Sicilian Vespers
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The War of the Sicilian Vespers, also shortened to the War of the Vespers, was a conflict waged by several medieval European kingdoms over control of Sicily from 1282 to 1302. The war, which started w
John of Procida
…of the first politicians and diplomats in the modern senses of the terms. Clearly, his diplomatic role was important: the Sicilian uprising began the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the "world war" of the 13th century, a key event in the subsequent history of Europe. According to legend, he was in Naples incognito on 29 October…
A scene of the Sicilian Vesper by Francesco Hayez
Peter III of Aragon disembarks at Trapani, a miniature from the Nuova Cronica of chronicler Giovanni Villani
14th century fresco depicting the French siege of Girona in 1285
Pope Boniface VIII, elected in 1295, was heavily involved in ending fighting between Aragon and Angevin Naples. His diplomatic efforts were focused on enforcing the temporal power of the church and with securing the papal right to hold Sicily as a vassal state.