Emperor Roger II of Sicily

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emperor_Roger_II_of_Sicily
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Al-Idrisi
gptkb:George_of_Antioch
gptkbp:architecturalPatronage gptkb:Cefalù_Cathedral
gptkb:Monreale_Cathedral
gptkb:Palatine_Chapel,_Palermo
gptkbp:birthDate 1095
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mileto,_Calabria
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Palermo_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alfonso,_Prince_of_Capua
gptkb:Constance_of_Sicily
gptkb:Roger_III,_Duke_of_Apulia
gptkb:Tancred,_Prince_of_Bari
gptkb:William_I_of_Sicily
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Antipope_Anacletus_II
25 December 1130
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced Ducato
gptkbp:deathDate 26 February 1154
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Palermo,_Sicily
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Hauteville
gptkbp:father gptkb:Roger_I_of_Sicily
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Roger_II_of_Sicily
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Roger II of Sicily
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy
Religious tolerance
Multicultural court
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Conquest of Amalfi
Conquest of Capua
Conquest of Naples
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Adelaide_del_Vasto
gptkbp:notableAchievement Founded the Kingdom of Sicily
Patron of arts and sciences
Commissioned the Tabula Rogeriana
Unified southern Italy under his rule
gptkbp:predecessor None (first King of Sicily)
gptkbp:reignEnd 1154
gptkbp:reignStart 1130
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrice_of_Rethel
gptkb:Elvira_of_Castile
gptkb:Sibylla_of_Burgundy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_I_of_Sicily
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:King
gptkb:Duke_of_Apulia_and_Calabria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Mantle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7