Bartolomeo d'Aragona was a Sicilian

Kingdom of Sicily

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 statesman, the eldest son and heir of Vinciguerra d'Aragona

Vinciguerra d'Aragona

Vinciguerra d'Aragona was the eldest son of Sanciolo and Lucia Palizzi and thus a grandson of Frederick II of Sicily.In 1355 he rebelled against his cousin Frederick III, who in December sent him to Patti as Captain to serve until December 1356...

. His surname derives from the fact that he was a great-great-grandson of Peter III of Aragon

Peter III of Aragon

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 in the male line.

He succeeded his father as count of Cammarata

Cammarata

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 in an unknown year (1379 - 1381 with castles of Motta S. Agata and Pietra d'Amico). He was opposed to the succession of Martin I

Martin I of Sicily

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 in 1390 and was appointed seneschal

Seneschal

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 of Sicily on 10 July 1391 at a meeting of the baronage at Castronovo

Castronovo di Sicilia

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. In 1391 he added title to Ficarra

Ficarra

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, Raccuja

Raccuja

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, Librizzi

Librizzi

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, Galati

Galati

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, Calatabiano

Calatabiano

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, Oliveri

Oliveri

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, Piraino

Piraino

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, Sant'Angelo di Brolo

Sant'Angelo di Brolo

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, Tortorici

Tortorici

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, Zuppardino

Gioiosa Marea

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 and Naso

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  (with castle of Capo d'Orlando

Capo d'Orlando

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) to his résumé. He rebelled openly in 1393, but submitted in 1396 to the offer of Guglielmo Ventimiglia.

In 1397 Bartolomeo again rebelled, this time with Guglielmo Raimondo de Moncada and Antonio Ventimiglia, count of Collesano

Collesano

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. After Martin and the Papacy reached an agreement, Bartolomeo fled to exile at the court of Ladislaus of Naples. He armed a small fleet in 1400 in an attempt to return to Sicily, but he was defeated and died in exile.

His daughter Bartolomea spouse of Enrico III Ventimiglia, Count of Geraci, and mother of Giovanni I Ventimiglia, Viceroy of Sicily and Duchy of Athens

Duchy of Athens

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, Governor of Napoli, Marquis of Geraci (1436), Count of Montesarchio

Montesarchio

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, lord of Bitonto

Bitonto

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, Sciacca

Sciacca

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, Cefalù

Cefalù

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etc.

Sources

• Ghisalberti, Alberto M., ed. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: III Ammirato – Arcoleo. Rome, 1961.