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| The '''County of Sicily''' was a brief period of transition on the island of ] as a Norman ]. The county began to form as the ] took place, taking the land back from the Muslim invaders who had forced Sicily to become an ] for a short period. After the Muslims had been annihilated and forced out, a further period of transition took place for the county and the Sicilians. | The '''County of Sicily''' was a brief period of transition on the island of ] as a Norman ]. The county began to form as the ] took place, taking the land back from the Muslim invaders who had forced Sicily to become an ] for a short period. After the Muslims had been annihilated and forced out, a further period of transition took place for the county and the Sicilians. | ||
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The County of Sicily was a brief period of transition on the island of Sicily as a Norman county. The county began to form as the Norman's Christian reconquest of Sicily took place, taking the land back from the Muslim invaders who had forced Sicily to become an Emirate for a short period. After the Muslims had been annihilated and forced out, a further period of transition took place for the county and the Sicilians.
A period of infighting between the Sicilian Normans and the Peninsula Normans who held the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria took place, the leaders were actually cousins. This led to Roger I of Sicily taking the mainland Duchy of Apulia and Calabria in 1127; three years later he merged his holdings to form the Kingdom of Sicily, which also included the Maltese islands.
List of counts
See also: Count of SicilySicily was granted, pending its Christian reconquest, to Robert Guiscard as "duke" in 1059 by Pope Nicholas II. The Guiscard granted it as a county to his brother Roger.
| Count | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger I 1071–1101 |
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1031 son of Tancred of Hauteville and Fredisenda |
Judith of Évreux 1061 4 children Eremburga of Mortain 1077 8 children Adelaide del Vasto 1087 4 children |
1101 Mileto aged 80 |
| Simon 1101–1105 |
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1093 son of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto |
never married | 1105 Mileto aged 12 |
| Roger II 1105–1130 |
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22 December 1095 Mileto son of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto |
Elvira of Castile 1117 6 children Sibyl of Burgundy 1149 2 children Beatrix of Rethel 1151 1 child |
26 February 1154 Palermo aged 59 |