Proper noun
Sicilian Vespers
A rebellion on the island of Sicily, against the rule of Charles I of Anjou, that began at Easter, 1282.
A large revolt on Sicily known as the Sicilian Vespers followed these attacks, that saw the Peninsula separating into the Kingdom of Naples. Source: Internet
By 1282 the Angevins were weakened by the Sicilian Vespers but held control of the nominal parts of Albania and even recaptured some and held out until 1368 when the kingdom's territory was reduced to a small area in Durrës. Source: Internet
In 1249, however, he revoked the privilege and gave the city to the royal property, though the migration of the inhabitants from the Po Valley continued until the beginning of the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. Source: Internet
In the War of the Sicilian Vespers between the Angevin and Aragonese dynasties for control of Sicily, Syracuse sided with the Aragonese and expelled the Angevins in 1298, receiving from the Spanish sovereigns great privileges in reward. Source: Internet
The massacre of 31 March 1282 known as the Sicilian Vespers had precluded any reconciliation. Source: Internet