Editing Syracuse, Sicily (section)

=== High medieval period ===
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In 1194, [[Emperor Henry VI]] occupied the Sicilian kingdom, including Syracuse. After a short period of [[Genoa#Middle Ages and Renaissance|Genoese]] rule (1205–1220) under the notorious admiral and pirate [[Alamanno da Costa]], which favoured a rise of trades, royal authority was re-asserted in the city by [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]]. He began the construction of the [[Castello Maniace]], the Bishops' Palace and the Bellomo Palace. Frederick's death brought a period of unrest and feudal anarchy. In the [[War of the Sicilian Vespers]] between the [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevin]] and [[Crown of Aragon|Aragonese]] dynasties for control of Sicily, Syracuse sided with the Aragonese and expelled the Angevins in 1298, receiving from the Spanish sovereigns great privileges in reward. The preeminence of baronial families is also shown by the construction of the palaces of [[Abela]], [[Chiaramonte]], Nava, Montalto.