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Sibilla (Aquino) di Lecce (abt. 1153 - 1205)

Sibilla "Queen of Sicily" di Lecce formerly Aquino aka d'Aquino
Born about in Campania Italymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [uncertain]
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 1175 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 52 in Francemap
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Biography

Sibilla (b. ante 1165 - d. after 1195), is the daughter of RRiinaldo, Conte d'Aquino. Her mother is unknown but some entertain the idea that she may have been the daughter of a second wife. She married Tancredi, Conte di Lecce (b. 1138 Lecce - d. 20 Feb 1194 Palermo), who became King of Sicily in 1190. His parents were Roger of Sicily, Duke of Apulia and a mistress from Lecce.[1][2][3]

Marriage

She married Tancred di Lecce. They had six children:[4]

  • Roger (c. 1180 - 24 Dec 1193 d.v.p), joint of Sicily and Duke of Apulia
m. Eirene Angelina (b c. 1180/84 - d. 27 Aug 1208 Hohenstaufen; bur. Kloster Lorsch), dau. of Isaakios II and Eirene Tornikaina
  • Guillaume III, King of Sicily (b. 1186)
  • (dau) _____ of Sicily, married Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
  • Sibilla, married Robertodi Montescaglioso.
  • Elvira,
m.1 (1200 Melun) Gauthier III, Comte de Brienne (d. Jun 1205), son of Erard III, Comte de Brienne and Aimée de Montbéliard
m.2 (after Jun 1205) GIACOMO Sanseverino Conte di Tricario
  • Constance
m. (1213) Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (d. 13 Mar 1230 Santa Giustina; bur. San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice), son of Sebastiano Ziani Doge of Venice

Sources

  1. ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CENTRAL%20ITALY.htm#_ftnref397
  2. ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#_ftnref602
  3. ↑ See also: Sjostrom, (2013, December 17). "sicilian queen Sibilla." Gen-Medieval-L Archives. Rootsweb, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2013-12/1387273891
  4. ↑ http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#_ftnref624

See also:

  • Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.




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Baracchi-1 Gino Baracchi
I was asked to double-check this profile after recent merge. My comments are:

Born (unreliable date and place- "Cassinio" does not exist and Acerra would be more likely) Wife of Tancredi Altavilla count of Lecce, king of Sicily since 1190 Mother of Ruggero Altavilla (1175-1193); Costanza (Altavilla) Ziani; Valdreda (Altavilla) Tiepolo; Maria Albina Elvira Altavilla Brienne, later Sanseverino (?-1234)Guglielmo II Altavilla king of Sicily (1185-1198): Medania Altavilla (?) Died 1205 in France (she was escaping from captivityin Germany by Heinrich Vi, Holy Roman emperor and king of Sicily BiographylLargely incomplete - I can take care if allowed Marriage redundant and not exact data

posted by Gino Baracchi
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TO DO: Remove imaginary mother, Cecilia.
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Baracchi-1 Gino Baracchi
Aquina-1 and Aquino-134 appear to represent the same person because: They share the same parents and husband. The names "Aquina " or "Aquinas" does not exist in that time and region, even if are sometime used in Anglo Saxon documents. The correct first name is "Sibilla" and the (still existing) family name is d'Aquino, as correctly mentioned in FMG data base "MEDIEVAL LANDS - Italy - Central Italy counts of Aquino " Other sources: it.wikipedia.com Tancredi di Altavilla; same Sibilla d'Aquino. Biography: She married Tancredi di Altavilla, conte di Lecce and last living male (illegitimal) descendant of his family. When his uncle. Gugliemo II il buono died, Costanza d'Altavilla, last legitimate heir to the throne of Sicily, and his husband Heinrich VI Holy Roman Emperor, were engaged to resist to a rebellion of German feudal princes, so Tancredi was crowned King of Sicily with the support of local aristocrats and of the Pope that were afraid of the German Imperial rule. In a short time both Tancredi and his Young son died and Sibilla remained queen of Sicily pending the majority of his second son. Meantime the Emperor, that already twice had tried to conquer the South of Italy without success, having settled his problems with the rebellious Counts and Dukes, came down to the South of Italy with an adequately strong army and occupied Sicily. The emperor offered good terms to convince Sibilla to surrender, but as soon as this appened, first blinded, than killed the young heir and took Sibilla and two daughters as prisoners to Germany. They managed to escape with the protection of the King of France and Sibilla died in that country.
posted by Gino Baracchi

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