English Explanatory Dictionary

War of the Sicilian Vespers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A war between the Crowns of Aragon and Angevin which was triggered by the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282 and resulted in the division of the Kingdom of Sicily, with Aragon taking the island while Angevin retained the peninsular territories.

Word forms

War of the Sicilian Vespers the War of the Sicilian Vespers

Synonyms

War of the Vespers

Related words

Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Trinacria Sicilies
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