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  1. Life and reign

    William was the second son of Count Tancred of Lecce and his wife Sibylla of Acerra. When in 1189 King William II of Sicily died childless, Tancred, an illegitimate son of the Norman duke Roger III of Apulia gained the … See more

    Overthrow and death

    In August 1194 Henry marched against Sicily. Sibylla was unable to organize much effective resistance. By the end of October Henry had conquered all the mainland parts of the kingdom and crossed over into the island of Si… See more

    Sources

    • Barber, Malcolm, ed. (2003). The History of the Holy War: Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre Sainte. Vol. 1. Translated by Ailes, Marianne. The Boydell Press.
    • Burkhardt, Stefan; Foerster, Thomas, eds. (2016). Norman Tr… See more

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