Manfred, Duke of Athens
Manfred | |
|---|---|
| prince of Sicily | |
Neopatria | |
| Reign | 1312–1317 |
| Predecessor | Roger Deslaur |
| Successor | William II, Duke of Athens |
| Born | 1306 |
| Died | 9 November 1317 Trapani |
| Buried | Dominican church of Trapani |
| Noble family | of Barcelona |
| Father | Frederick II of Sicily |
| Mother | Eleanor of Anjou |
Manfred (1306 – 9 November 1317), infante of Sicily, was the second son of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou.
He was appointed
Neopatria in 1312 by his father at the request of the knights of the Catalan Company then in control of Athens. Manfred was only five when he was named duke. His father sent Berenguer Estanyol as his regent
.
In 1316,
William
succeeded him as duke.
References
- Fiske, H. Acta Aragonensia. Berlin-Leipzig, 1908.
- Ghisalberti, Alberto M. (1961). ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
- ISBN 0-299-06670-3.
- ISBN 0-87169-114-0.
- Setton, Kenneth M. Catalan Domination of Athens 1311–1380. Revised edition. Variorum: London, 1975.