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War of the Sicilian Vespers

1282 CE – 1302 CE

A popular uprising against French Angevin rule in Sicily sparked a twenty-year war that split the Kingdom of Sicily and reshaped the balance of power in the Mediterranean.

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Conflicts between various European kingdoms (1282–1302)

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War of the Sicilian Vespers

1282 CE – 1302 CE

A popular uprising against French Angevin rule in Sicily sparked a twenty-year war that split the Kingdom of Sicily and reshaped the balance of power in the Mediterranean.

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