Tenure 1276–1285 Role King | Name Constance Sicily, House Hohenstaufen | |
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Issue Alfonso III of AragonJames II of AragonElisabeth, Queen of PortugalFrederick III of SicilyYolanda, Duchess of CalabriaPedro of Aragon Children James II of Aragon, Frederick III of Sicily Parents Beatrice of Savoy, Marchioness of Saluzzo, Manfred, King of Sicily Similar People Peter III of Aragon, Manfred - King of Sicily, James II of Aragon, Alfonso III of Aragon, Alfonso IV of Aragon | ||
Constance of Sicily (1249 – 9 April 1302) was Queen of Aragon as the wife of King Peter III. She was the only daughter of King Manfred of Sicily and his first wife, Beatrice of Savoy.
On 13 June 1262, Constance married Peter, eldest son of King James I of Aragon. Her father was killed in the Battle of Benevento (26 February 1266) while fighting against his rival, Charles of Anjou. She inherited his claim to the Sicilian throne.
James I died on 27 July 1276 and Peter succeeded to the throne, with Constance as queen. During the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), Peter and then their sons claimed the throne of Sicily in her right. The war resulted in the partition of the Kingdom of Sicily and the creation of the Kingdom of Trinacria under her heirs and the Kingdom of Naples under the heirs of Charles of Anjou.
Peter III died on 2 November 1285. Constance died as a nun in Barcelona.
Children
Constantia and Peter III of Aragon had six children: