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Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.
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Roger II of Sicily
King of Sicily from 1130 to 1154
Roger II or Roger the Great was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, then King of Sicily in 1130 and King of Africa in 1148.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Sicily
State in southern Italy (1130–1816)
The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in Sicily and the southern Italian Peninsula as well as, for a time, in Northern Africa, from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 25
Day of the year
December 25 is the 359th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)