Constanza DE HAUTEVILLE, Queen of Sicily
- Born: 2 Nov 1154, Sicily
- Married: 27 Jan 1185/6, Milano, Lombardy, Italy
- Died: 27 Nov 1198
 Research Notes:
The Annals of Romoald name "Constantiam" as the daughter of "rex Rogerius" & his third wife. The Annales Casinenses record that a permanent peace was signed between "Romanorum imperium et regnum Siciliæ" in 1185, Guillaume II King of Sicily coming to Salerno where he agreed the marriage of "Constantiam amitam suam" to "regem Heinricum filium Frederic imperatoris".
She was declared heir by King Guillaume II in 1185, confirmed on his deathbed, but the crown was usurped by her nephew Tancredo di Lecce. Her husband invaded the Kingdom of Sicily to enforce her rights after his coronation as Emperor in Rome 15 Apr 1191, but he fell ill at the siege of Naples. Constanza was captured at Salerno by the forces of Tancredo, but escaped back to Germany while she was being sent to the Pope. She was made regent of Sicily by an assembly at Bari in Mar 1195, which also appointed Konrad von Urslingen as governor.
She succeeded her husband as Queen of Sicily in 1197, in the name of her son. 1
Marriage Information:
Constanza married Heinrich VI VON STAUFEN, Holy Roman Emperor, son of Friedrich I "Barbarossa" VON STAUFEN, King of Germany, Duke (III) of Swabia, and Beatrix DE MÂCON, Comtesse Palatine de Bourgogne, on 27 Jan 1185/6 in Milano, Lombardy, Italy. (Heinrich VI VON STAUFEN was born in Nov 1165 in Nijmegen, Gelderland and died on 28 Sep 1197 in Castilo Favara, near Messina, Sicily.)
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