John, Duke of Randazzo
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John, regent of Sicily | |
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| Duke of Randazzo, Count of Malta | |
Neopatria | |
| Reign | 1338 - 1348 |
| Predecessor | William II, Duke of Athens |
| Successor | Frederick I, Duke of Athens |
| Born | 1317 |
| Died | 1348 |
| Buried | Catania Cathedral |
| Noble family | of Barcelona |
| Spouse(s) | Cesarea of Castalnasetta |
| Issue | Frederick I, Duke of Athens Eleanor of Aragon Constance |
| Father | Frederick II of Sicily |
| Mother | Eleanor of Anjou |
John, Duke of Randazzo (1317–1348) was duke of
Neopatria, Count of Malta and regent of Sicily
(1342–1348).
The fourth son of
Louis
, during whose minority he was regent.
He kept the peace during regency, though he supported the
Blasco II de Alagona, a Catalan, as his successor. War broke out upon his death during the Plague
.
He married Cesarea, daughter of Peter Count of Castalnasetta and had three recorded children:
Frederick I who succeeded him as Duke of Athens and Neopatria; and two daughters Eleanor
and Constance.
He died of the
cathedral of Catania
.
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