King Roger II of Sicily

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Al-Idrisi
gptkb:George_of_Antioch
gptkbp:birthDate 1095
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mileto,_Calabria
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Palermo_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alfonso,_Prince_of_Capua
gptkb:Henry,_Prince_of_Capua
gptkb:Constance_of_Sicily
gptkb:Roger_III,_Duke_of_Apulia
gptkb:Tancred,_Prince_of_Bari
gptkb:William_I_of_Sicily
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Tabula_Rogeriana
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Palermo_Cathedral
25 December 1130
gptkbp:deathDate 26 February 1154
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Palermo,_Sicily
gptkbp:era gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:ethnicity Norman
gptkbp:father gptkb:Roger_I_of_Sicily
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Roger_II_of_Sicily
gptkbp:house gptkb:Hauteville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Roger II of Sicily
gptkbp:knownFor Legal reforms
Religious tolerance
Multicultural court
Naval power
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Adelaide_del_Vasto
gptkbp:notableAchievement Founded the Kingdom of Sicily
Unified southern Italy under his rule
Commissioned the Cappella Palatina
Patron of science and culture
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
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norman_conquest_of_Mahdia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6