“ID: I00860
Name: Tancred Palamara Heir of SICILY
Sex: M
Name: Tancredi Palamara Heir of SICILY
Name: Grandson TANCREED
Birth: BET SEP 1193 AND NOV 1194 in Palermo, Sicily
Death: 1232 in Executed by Friedrich II, Holy Roman Emperor, in Messina, Sicily
Event: Event 20 NOV 1194 Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor, enters Palermo
Event: Event BET DEC 1194 AND SEP 1197 Mother imprisoned by Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Event: Event 21 JUN 1208 Step-Father, German Emperor Phillip II, murdered by Otto VII
Event: Event 27 AUG 1208 Mother murdered in Lorsch, Hessen, Germany
Residence: BET 20 NOV 1194 AND 1197 May have been hidden by his Mother. His Uncle, William III, was castrated by Heinrich VI to avoid rival heirs to Sicily
Residence: BET OCT 1197 AND 1207 Perhaps at the court of his Step-Father, German Emperor Phillip II
Residence: AFT 1207 Rome, Italy and Messina, Sicily
Note:
When Hienrich (Henry) VI von Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, and husband of Constantia (Constance), Princess of Sicily invaded Palermo, Sicily (Nov 20, 1194) and claimed the crown (Dec 25, 1194) he wanted to make sure that no descendants of King Roger II remained, except for those that were the progeny of he and his wife. He had King William III, then only 4 years old, castrated, and took all the known members of the family to Germany, where they remained imprisoned until his death.
King William's brother, Roger III, never lived to rule Sicily alone. He had been crowned King of Sicily by his father, King Tancred, in 1193, but had died shortly before his father, in February of 1194. In 1193 Roger III had also married Irene, daughter of Byzantine Emperor Isaac II.
Irene was taken prisoner by Heinrich VI along with William and the rest of the Sicilian royal family. But apparently she was able to hide her child, Tancred, and keep him out of the reach of Heinrich. Where he was during this time is unknown. He may have been sheltered by individuals in Sicily, members of the church in Rome, members of his mother's family in Constantinople, or his half-uncle Urso, Bishop of Agrigento.
Tancred may have first come to the attention of the Hohenstaufen family following Heinrich VI's death in 1197. In 1197 his Mother married Heinrich's brother, Philip, Duke of Swabia and King of the Germans.
Heinrich's son (and Philip's nephew), Friedrich (Frederick) II von Hohenstaufen, was crowned King of Sicily following his father's death. In 1211 he also became the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He ruled the Holy Roman Empire and Sicily until his death in 1250.
In 1232 Friedrich II discovered Tancred (Tancredi Palamara) in Messina, Sicily and had him executed. Had Friedrich II finally succeeded where his father had failed; in eliminating any descendants of King Roger II that were not also of Hohenstaufen blood?
The Rogers family tradition insists that patriarch Aaron (John) FitzRoger(s) was born in Rome, Italy and moved to London, England between 1260 and 1270. This Aaron was able to either prove or convince others of his royal descent to the extent that his descendants intermarried with some of the oldest and wealthiest houses of England.
How did Aaron avoid the sword of the Hohenstaufen's?
Friedrich II von Hohenstaufen was no friend of the Church in Rome. In fact he has the distinction of having been excommunicated twice! Pope Gregory IX went so far as to claim that Friedrich II was the Anti-Christ.
If Aaron was indeed the son of Tancred, and rightful heir to the throne of Sicily, he would have found ready shelter in Rome. However, Aaron's existence had to be kept a secret from the most powerful ruling family in Europe, so records of his time in Rome may be very difficult to obtain, and I believe that the documents that he brought with him to England have been lost to history.
There are hundreds of thousands of descendants of Aaron FitzRoger(s), who all believe, through family tradition, that we are the descendants of King Roger II of Sicily, and the only descendants of King Tancred and King Roger III. If any of you distant cousins have the time and ability to do research related to Aaron FitzRoger(s) and Tancredi Palamara you would do a great service to the family, and uncover a fascinating historical mystery.
Please contact me if you are interested (jkl@lorenfamily.com).
Father: Roger Duke of Apulia & Titular King of SICILY b: ABT 1175 in Palermo (90121), Palermo, Sicilia (Sicily), Italia (Italy)
Mother: Irini Maria Angelina Princess BYZANTINE EMPIRE b: ABT 1176 in Constantinople (Istanbul), Byzantine Empire (Turkey)
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Aaron (Harun) John FitzRogers of SICILY b: ABT 1225 in Rome, Italy
”
The cited information was sourced from Website / URL published in http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lorenfamily&id=I00860Name: Tancred Palamara Heir of SICILY
Sex: M
Name: Tancredi Palamara Heir of SICILY
Name: Grandson TANCREED
Birth: BET SEP 1193 AND NOV 1194 in Palermo, Sicily
Death: 1232 in Executed by Friedrich II, Holy Roman Emperor, in Messina, Sicily
Event: Event 20 NOV 1194 Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor, enters Palermo
Event: Event BET DEC 1194 AND SEP 1197 Mother imprisoned by Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Event: Event 21 JUN 1208 Step-Father, German Emperor Phillip II, murdered by Otto VII
Event: Event 27 AUG 1208 Mother murdered in Lorsch, Hessen, Germany
Residence: BET 20 NOV 1194 AND 1197 May have been hidden by his Mother. His Uncle, William III, was castrated by Heinrich VI to avoid rival heirs to Sicily
Residence: BET OCT 1197 AND 1207 Perhaps at the court of his Step-Father, German Emperor Phillip II
Residence: AFT 1207 Rome, Italy and Messina, Sicily
Note:
When Hienrich (Henry) VI von Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, and husband of Constantia (Constance), Princess of Sicily invaded Palermo, Sicily (Nov 20, 1194) and claimed the crown (Dec 25, 1194) he wanted to make sure that no descendants of King Roger II remained, except for those that were the progeny of he and his wife. He had King William III, then only 4 years old, castrated, and took all the known members of the family to Germany, where they remained imprisoned until his death.
King William's brother, Roger III, never lived to rule Sicily alone. He had been crowned King of Sicily by his father, King Tancred, in 1193, but had died shortly before his father, in February of 1194. In 1193 Roger III had also married Irene, daughter of Byzantine Emperor Isaac II.
Irene was taken prisoner by Heinrich VI along with William and the rest of the Sicilian royal family. But apparently she was able to hide her child, Tancred, and keep him out of the reach of Heinrich. Where he was during this time is unknown. He may have been sheltered by individuals in Sicily, members of the church in Rome, members of his mother's family in Constantinople, or his half-uncle Urso, Bishop of Agrigento.
Tancred may have first come to the attention of the Hohenstaufen family following Heinrich VI's death in 1197. In 1197 his Mother married Heinrich's brother, Philip, Duke of Swabia and King of the Germans.
Heinrich's son (and Philip's nephew), Friedrich (Frederick) II von Hohenstaufen, was crowned King of Sicily following his father's death. In 1211 he also became the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He ruled the Holy Roman Empire and Sicily until his death in 1250.
In 1232 Friedrich II discovered Tancred (Tancredi Palamara) in Messina, Sicily and had him executed. Had Friedrich II finally succeeded where his father had failed; in eliminating any descendants of King Roger II that were not also of Hohenstaufen blood?
The Rogers family tradition insists that patriarch Aaron (John) FitzRoger(s) was born in Rome, Italy and moved to London, England between 1260 and 1270. This Aaron was able to either prove or convince others of his royal descent to the extent that his descendants intermarried with some of the oldest and wealthiest houses of England.
How did Aaron avoid the sword of the Hohenstaufen's?
Friedrich II von Hohenstaufen was no friend of the Church in Rome. In fact he has the distinction of having been excommunicated twice! Pope Gregory IX went so far as to claim that Friedrich II was the Anti-Christ.
If Aaron was indeed the son of Tancred, and rightful heir to the throne of Sicily, he would have found ready shelter in Rome. However, Aaron's existence had to be kept a secret from the most powerful ruling family in Europe, so records of his time in Rome may be very difficult to obtain, and I believe that the documents that he brought with him to England have been lost to history.
There are hundreds of thousands of descendants of Aaron FitzRoger(s), who all believe, through family tradition, that we are the descendants of King Roger II of Sicily, and the only descendants of King Tancred and King Roger III. If any of you distant cousins have the time and ability to do research related to Aaron FitzRoger(s) and Tancredi Palamara you would do a great service to the family, and uncover a fascinating historical mystery.
Please contact me if you are interested (jkl@lorenfamily.com).
Father: Roger Duke of Apulia & Titular King of SICILY b: ABT 1175 in Palermo (90121), Palermo, Sicilia (Sicily), Italia (Italy)
Mother: Irini Maria Angelina Princess BYZANTINE EMPIRE b: ABT 1176 in Constantinople (Istanbul), Byzantine Empire (Turkey)
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Aaron (Harun) John FitzRogers of SICILY b: ABT 1225 in Rome, Italy
”
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