Eleanor was firstly married in 1299 to Philippe II de Toucy, son of Narjot de Toucy, Lord of Laterza, and Lucia of Tripoli. Their marriage was dissolved on 17 January 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII because they were related and had not sought permission from the pope to marry.
On 17 May 1302, Eleanor married secondly to the King of Sicily, Frederick II.[2] Her father and her new husband had been engaged in a war for ascendancy in the Mediterranean Sea and especially Sicily and the Mezzogiorno. The marriage was part of a diplomatic effort to establish peaceful relations which would lead to the Peace of Caltabellotta (19 August 1302).
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, who had been ruling it, and 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.
Eleanor died on the 9 August 1341 at the Monastery of San Nicolo di Arena (Catania), she had been a widow since 1337. She was buried at a Franciscan monastery in Catania.
eleanor, anjou, august, 1289, august, 1341, queen, sicily, wife, king, frederick, sicily, member, capetian, house, anjou, birth, eleanor, with, sisters, bible, naplesqueen, consort, sicilytenure17, 1302, june, 1337bornaugust, 1289died9, august, 1341, 1341, age. Eleanor of Anjou August 1289 9 August 1341 was Queen of Sicily as the wife of King Frederick II of Sicily She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou by birth Eleanor of AnjouEleanor with her sisters in the Bible of NaplesQueen consort of SicilyTenure17 May 1302 25 June 1337BornAugust 1289Died9 August 1341 1341 08 09 aged 51 52 SpousePhilippe II de ToucyFrederick II of SicilyIssueAmong OthersPeter II of SicilyManfred Duke of Athens and NeopatriaConstance Queen of CyprusElisabeth Duchess of BavariaWilliam Prince of TarantoJohn Duke of RandazzoHouseAnjou SicilyFatherKing Charles II of NaplesMotherMary of HungaryShe was the third daughter of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary 1 Eleanor was firstly married in 1299 to Philippe II de Toucy son of Narjot de Toucy Lord of Laterza and Lucia of Tripoli Their marriage was dissolved on 17 January 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII because they were related and had not sought permission from the pope to marry On 17 May 1302 Eleanor married secondly to the King of Sicily Frederick II 2 Her father and her new husband had been engaged in a war for ascendancy in the Mediterranean Sea and especially Sicily and the Mezzogiorno The marriage was part of a diplomatic effort to establish peaceful relations which would lead to the Peace of Caltabellotta 19 August 1302 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 who had been ruling it and 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 Eleanor and Frederick had nine children Peter II of Sicily 1304 1342 successor 3 Roger born 1305 died young Manfred Duke of Athens and Neopatria 1306 1317 Duke of Athens and Neopatria 4 Constance married on December 29 1331 to Leo IV of Armenia Elisabeth 1310 1349 also known as Isabella married 1328 Stephen II of Bavaria William Prince of Taranto 1312 1338 Prince of Taranto Duke of Athens and Neopatria 4 Giovanni di Randazzo 1317 1348 Duke of Randazzo Duke of Athens and Neopatria 4 Regent of Sicily from 1338 Catherine 1320 1342 Margaret 1331 1377 married 1348 Rudolf II of the PalatinateEleanor died on the 9 August 1341 at the Monastery of San Nicolo di Arena Catania she had been a widow since 1337 She was buried at a Franciscan monastery in Catania References Edit Musto 2003 p 78 Dunbabin 2011 p xii Hulme 1915 p 561 a b c Grierson amp Travaini 1998 p 256 Sources EditDunbabin Jean 2011 The French in the Kingdom of Sicily 1266 1305 Cambridge University Press Grierson Philip Travaini Lucia 1998 Medieval European Coinage Vol 14 South Italy Sicily Sardinia Cambridge University Press Hulme Edward Maslin 1915 The Renaissance The Protestant Revolution and the Catholic Reformation in Continental Europe The Century Co Musto Ronald G 2003 Apocalypse in Rome Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age University of California Press Eleanor of AnjouCapetian House of AnjouCadet branch of the House of CapetBorn August 1289 Died 9 August 1341Royal titlesPreceded byBlanche of Anjou Queen consort of Sicily17 May 1302 25 June 1337 Succeeded byElisabeth of Carinthia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleanor of Anjou amp oldid 1139184118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
