Roger II of Sicily
Videos
Roger II or Roger the Great was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria
Detail of a mosaic showing Roger II (Rogerios Rex in Greek letters) receiving the crown from Jesus Christ (IC), Martorana, Palermo.
Royal mantle of Roger II, bearing an inscription in Arabic with the Hijrah date of 528 (1133-34). Imperial Treasury, Vienna, in the Hofburg Palace.
Roger II riding to war, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti of Petrus de Ebulo, 1196.
AR Scyphate Ducalis, dated year 10 (1140), after the king's victory on 25 July. Obverse: Christ. Reverse: King Roger and Duke Roger.
Constance I of Sicily
Videos
Constance I was the queen of Sicily from 1194 until her death and Holy Roman Empress from 1191 to 1197 as the wife of Emperor Henry VI.
Roger II of Sicily
…Roger's third marriage was in 1151 to Beatrice of Rethel, a grandniece of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem. They had one daughter: Constance (born posthumously, 2 November 1154 - 28 November 1198), who married Emperor Henry VI and was later Queen of Sicily Roger also had five known illegitimate…
Constance imprisoned, from Liber ad honorem Augusti.
Constance and Henry, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti of Petrus of Ebulo, 1196
Constance's tomb, in the Cathedral of Palermo.