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County of Sicily

County of Sicily proper noun: a Norman state, comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria, founded in 1071 and succeeded in 1130 by the Kingdom of Sicily.

Proper noun

County of Sicily

  1. (historical) A Norman state, comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria, founded in 1071 and succeeded in 1130 by the Kingdom of Sicily.
    • The County of Sicily was created by Robert Guiscard in 1071 for his younger brother Roger Bosso.
    • Having himself received the title Duke of Sicily (dux Siciliae) from Pope Nicholas II in 1059 as encouragement to reconquer the island from the Muslims, Guiscard in turn invested Roger with the title Count of Sicily in 1061 after the fall of Palermo—the capital of the Emirate of Sicily and future...
    Synonyms:
    County of Sicily and Calabria

Synonyms of County of Sicily

  • County of Sicily and Calabria

Questions about County of Sicily

What does County of Sicily mean?
County of Sicily means a Norman state, comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria, founded in 1071 and succeeded in 1130 by the Kingdom of Sicily.
What part of speech is County of Sicily?
County of Sicily is a proper noun.

Words near County of Sicily in the dictionary

  1. County of Nice
  2. County of Northern Lights
  3. County of Paintearth
  4. County of Pictou
  5. County of Richmond
  6. County of Sicily
  7. County of Southampton
  8. County of St. Paul
  9. County of Vermilion River
  10. County of Victoria
  11. County of Wyandot

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