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The return of the fallen king

In a usurped kingdom , amid a war-torn and blood-soaked Italy, Conradin's battleground is set. To reclaim his birthright the crown of Sicily, he must tread a path paved with blood, learning that he must do whatever it takes to ascend the throne. --------------- In the year 1266, the tale of Conradin, the last scion of an ancient imperial dynasty, unfolds. His once-great kingdom, Sicily, has been ruthlessly usurped first by his own uncle and now rests in the hands of the cunning French Count Charles. Through a treacherous plot involving the Pope, Charles managed to oust the Hohenstaufen from the Kingdom of Sicily and crowned himself as its king. In the East, powers such as the Despotate of Epirus are keenly observing the instability in Sicily, poised to seize any advantage that may arise from the chaos. Meanwhile, the small Italian communes are caught in the political crossfire, aligning themselves with one side of the conflict or the other based on the prevailing political party in power and their vested interests. These shifting allegiances turn the Italian peninsula into a powder keg, where all-out war seems inevitable. As the shadows of history close in around Conradin, the world watches with bated breath. Will he emerge triumphant, his name forever etched in the annals of Sicilian glory as the rightful king who defied insurmountable odds, toppling both the Pope and the usurper? Or will he, in his valiant struggle, become a tragic figure, a symbol of lost opportunities and shattered dreams? The future of Sicily hangs in the balance, and Conradin's destiny remains uncertain, poised on the precipice of history.

Allevatore_dicapre · History

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Historical informations

So there are many reasons that led the church to grow into conflict with the Hohenstaufen most of them were actually caused by the numerous wars waged by the previous popes against the holy Roman emperor and king of Sicily, Frederick II.

One of the first reasons was Frederick behavior with the muslim which was one of tolerance and goodwill, as Frederick just like his Normans predecessor loved to surround himself with Muslim knowledgeable men.

The main reason that sparked the first war was the fact that Frederick II went crusading and instead of conquering Jerusalem through force he preferred to use diplomacy. We have many Muslim sources that describe the emperor as a pleasant and knowledge-hungry monarch that during his stay in the sultan's palace tested, the sultan's courtiers with mathematical and philosophical problems . In the end the treaty of Jaffa was signed, since the sultan was currently in a civil war against his brothers and Frederick II had many internal problems mainly rebellious vassals back at home as such he wanted to speed up the process. Under the terms of the treaty, Frederick received Jaffa, Tripoli, Nazareth, and Jerusalem, though Jerusalem's walls were to be taken down and a 10-year truce was to be signed.

Frederick then returned home where he wa excommunicated by the pope for going hand to hand with the Muslims, and there the first papal war against Frederick came to be .

A war that led the way for other wars between the successor popes and Frederick.Then after Frederick's death, the pope would continue in their hostility with the kings of Sicily culminating in the call of Charles of Anjou and his coronation as the new king of Sicily which sparked the start of the novel after the battle of Benevento, where Manfred, the uncle that usurped the main character of his kingdom, was defeated and killed.

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By the way start of the novel is slow because mc needed to start from scratch for his first campaign, warfare basically start at 56, so if you really can't bear some slow development, such as acquiring loans, ally and weapons skip to chap. 56 .

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