Historical place archive

Sicily in History

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

8 records3 event labels6 people1282–1735

Historical events in Sicily

1282

Capture of Sicily

Peter III · House of Aragon

Captures Sicily

1282

Succession

Peter III · House of Aragon

Succeeds as King of Sicily

1285

Succession

James II the Just · House of Barcelona

Succeeds as King of Sicily

1416

Succession

Alfonso V · House of Aragon

Succeeds as King of Sicily, 1416-1458

1468

Succession

Ferdinand II · House of Aragon

Succeeds as King of Sicily, 1468-1516

1554

Rule of Sicily

Philip II · House of Habsburg

Given the Government of Naples & Sicily

1559

3 April 1559

Rule of Sicily

Philip II · House of Habsburg

Under the Treaty of Cateau Cambresis Spain retains Sicily

1735

5 October 1735

Rule of Sicily

Philip V · Polish Succession

Under the Treaty of Viena Austria cedes Naples & Sicily to the Spanish Bourbons

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Sicily. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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