What the records say
- When
- 5 May 1282
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 38.10° N, 13.36° E
- Description
- successful rebellion in Sicily
Sicilian Vespers
1282 rebellion in Sicily against King Charles I's rule
The Sicilian Vespers was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou. Since taking control of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1266, the Angevin government had made itself unpopular with its exploitative policies and exclusion of native Sicilians from power.
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