Middle Ages
Kingdom of Sicily
- Period
- AD 1139 – AD 1384
- Duration
- approx. 245 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1272
- Area (max.)
- approx. 90,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Sicily — according to the map data from AD 1139 to AD 1384, roughly 245 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Kingdom of Sicily — greatest extent around AD 1272: the mapped borders then cover about 90,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1138)
- Norman Italy
After
Neighbours around AD 1272
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Holy Roman Empire Minor States
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Nicaean Empire
- Hafsid Dynasty
- Kingdom of Bohemia
- Kingdom of Serbia
- Despotate of Epirus
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1272 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Sicily on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.