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Kingdom Of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily (Regno di Sicilia,
commonly abbreviated Regno, Regnum Siciliae ''or'' Sicilie,
Reino de Sezilia) was a state that existed in the south of Italy
from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1861. It was a
successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded
in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy. The
Kingdom covered not only the island of Sicily itself, but also
the whole Mezzogiorno region of southern Italy. The island was
divided into three regions; Valle di Mazzara, Valle di Demona
and Valle di Noto. It was sometimes called the ''regnum Apuliae
et Siciliae'' until 1282. In 1282 a revolt against the Angevin
rule, known as the Sicilian Vespers threw off Charles of Anjou's
rule of the island of Sicily. The Angevins managed to maintain
control in the mainland areas of the kingdom, which eventually
became known as the Kingdom of Naples, after its capital. The
island became a separate kingdom,