Meanings
- historicalA 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.
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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 capital of the County of Sicily.
On Christmas Day, 1130, Roger II of Sicily united the lands he had inherited―the County of Sicily, the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria and the Maltese Archipelago―to create the Kingdom of Sicily.
Synonyms: County of Sicily and Calabria
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Norman state, comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria, founded in 1071 and succeeded in 1130 by the Kingdom of Sicily.
Translations
French Comté de Sicile
- Comté de Sicilehistorical Norman state comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria
German Grafschaft Sizilien, Grafschaft Sizilien und Kalabrien
- Grafschaft Sizilienhistorical Norman state comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria
- Grafschaft Sizilien und Kalabrienhistorical Norman state comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria
Italian Contea di Sicilia
- Contea di Siciliahistorical Norman state comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria
Cite this entry
County of Sicily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/County%20of%20Sicily
“County of Sicily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/County%20of%20Sicily. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “County of Sicily,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/County%20of%20Sicily.
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