Historical place archive

Messina in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Messina in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records4 event labels2 people1189–1190

Historical events in Messina

1189

1189
Succession
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Names his 4 yr old nephew Arthur of Brittany his successor if he dies without issue

1189
Treaty of Messina
John · House of Plantagenet

Richard I reaches Sicilly & signs the Treaty of Messina. Richard I names Arthur of Brittany his succesor if he should die without issue

1189
Treaty of Messina
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Names his 4 yr old nephew Arthur of Brittany his successor if he dies without issue

1190

1190
Siege of Messina
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Richard I & Philip II take Messina from Tankred, King of Sicily

1190
Treaty of Messina
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Richards sister Joan is released & Tancred is acknowledged as King of Sicily. Arthur of Brittany, Richards nephew, is declared as Richards successor

4 October 1190
Capture of Messina
Richard I the Lionheart · Holy Crusades, 3rd

Richard I & Philip II take Messina from Tankred, King of Sicily. Captures Messina & secures the release of his sister Joanna

Provenance

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