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The '''Peace of [[Caltabellotta]]''', signed on |
The '''Peace of [[Caltabellotta]]''', signed on 31 August<ref>[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#_Toc174790046 ''CHARLES d’Anjou Sicily, signed several treaties of peace with Aragon aimed at retaking the throne of Sicily, culminating in the Treaty of Caltabellotta 31 Aug 1302'']</ref>, 1302, was the last of a series of treaties, including those of [[Treaty of Tarascon|Tarascon]] and [[Treaty of Anagni|Anagni]], designed to end the conflict between the Houses of [[House of Anjou|Anjou]] and [[House of Barcelona|Barcelona]] for ascendancy in the [[Mediterranean]] and especially [[Sicily]] and the [[Mezzogiorno]]. |
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The peace divided the old [[Kingdom of Sicily]] into an island portion and a peninsular portion. The island, called the Kingdom of [[Trinacria]], went to [[Frederick III of Sicily|Frederick III]], who had been ruling it; the Mezzogiorno, called the Kingdom of Sicily contemporaneously, but called the Kingdom of Naples by modern scholarship, went to [[Charles II of Naples|Charles II]], who had been ruling it. Thus, the peace was formal recognition of an uneasy ''status quo''. |
The peace divided the old [[Kingdom of Sicily]] into an island portion and a peninsular portion. The island, called the Kingdom of [[Trinacria]], went to [[Frederick III of Sicily|Frederick III]], who had been ruling it; the Mezzogiorno, called the Kingdom of Sicily contemporaneously, but called the Kingdom of Naples by modern scholarship, went to [[Charles II of Naples|Charles II]], who had been ruling it. Thus, the peace was formal recognition of an uneasy ''status quo''. |
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The peace also established that Trinacria would pass to the Angevins on Frederick's death, but until then, Charles paid a tribute of 100,000 ounces of gold in exchange to Frederick, unless [[Pope Boniface VIII]] agreed to allow Frederick to conquer either [[Sardinia]] or [[Cyprus]]. Immediately, in exchange, Frederick handed over all his possessions in [[Calabria]] and elsewhere on the mainland and released Charles' son [[Philip I of Taranto|Philip]], [[Prince of Taranto]], from his prison in [[Cefalù]]. As well, the marriage of Charles' daughter Eleanor to Frederick was arranged. |
The peace also established that Trinacria would pass to the Angevins on Frederick's death, but until then, Charles paid a tribute of 100,000 ounces of gold in exchange to Frederick, unless [[Pope Boniface VIII]] agreed to allow Frederick to conquer either [[Sardinia]] or [[Cyprus]]. Immediately, in exchange, Frederick handed over all his possessions in [[Calabria]] and elsewhere on the mainland and released Charles' son [[Philip I of Taranto|Philip]], [[Prince of Taranto]], from his prison in [[Cefalù]]. As well, the marriage of Charles' daughter Eleanor to Frederick was arranged. |
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The consequences of this treaty meant that [[Roger de Flor]] and his [[Almogavares]] had to seek pay elsewhere. They took up service with [[Andronicus II Palaeologus]]. One [[Bernat de Rocafort]], an Almogàvar, did not want to return to Charles his two castles in Calabria until he was compensated with pay. He was captured and left to eventually die in an ''[[oubliette]]'' of [[Robert of Naples|Robert the Wise]], Charles' successor, in |
The consequences of this treaty meant that [[Roger de Flor]] and his [[Almogavares]] had to seek pay elsewhere. They took up service with [[Andronicus II Palaeologus]]. One [[Bernat de Rocafort]], an Almogàvar, did not want to return to Charles his two castles in Calabria until he was compensated with pay. He was captured and left to eventually die in an ''[[oubliette]]'' of [[Robert of Naples|Robert the Wise]], Charles' successor, in 1309. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:33, 28 December 2009
The Peace of Caltabellotta, signed on 31 August[1], 1302, was the last of a series of treaties, including those of Tarascon and Anagni, designed to end the conflict between the Houses of Anjou and Barcelona for ascendancy in the Mediterranean and especially Sicily and the Mezzogiorno.
The peace divided the old Kingdom of Sicily into an island portion and a peninsular portion. The island, called the Kingdom of Trinacria, went to Frederick III, who had been ruling it; the Mezzogiorno, called the Kingdom of Sicily contemporaneously, but called the Kingdom of Naples by modern scholarship, went to Charles II, who had been ruling it. Thus, the peace was formal recognition of an uneasy status quo.
The peace also established that Trinacria would pass to the Angevins on Frederick's death, but until then, Charles paid a tribute of 100,000 ounces of gold in exchange to Frederick, unless Pope Boniface VIII agreed to allow Frederick to conquer either Sardinia or Cyprus. Immediately, in exchange, Frederick handed over all his possessions in Calabria and elsewhere on the mainland and released Charles' son Philip, Prince of Taranto, from his prison in Cefalù. As well, the marriage of Charles' daughter Eleanor to Frederick was arranged.
The consequences of this treaty meant that Roger de Flor and his Almogavares had to seek pay elsewhere. They took up service with Andronicus II Palaeologus. One Bernat de Rocafort, an Almogàvar, did not want to return to Charles his two castles in Calabria until he was compensated with pay. He was captured and left to eventually die in an oubliette of Robert the Wise, Charles' successor, in 1309.