This term is given to a 13th century rebellion involving someone who, in his lifespan, was King of four different places, Prince to another and Count to another two. Present day terminology refers this term to coincide with a certain date in 1931 involving a 'war' in the United States. What is the term, who was the Royal in question, and what was the name of the 'war'?

lanfranco

We are talking about the Sicilian Vespers and Charles I of Anjou, aka King of Sicily, Naples, Albania, and Jerusalem, Prince of Achaea, and Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Anjou and Maine. The term was used to describe a 1931 Mafia massacre in the U.S., mentioned in this site. I might add that Giuseppe Verdi wrote an opera, "I vespri siciliani," which premiered in 1855: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Vespers Mar 21 06, 8:10 PM

lanfranco

Oh, sorry, I forgot to be clear on this: the Castellammarese War: http://www.answers.com/topic/castellammarese-war Mar 21 06, 8:13 PM

peasypod

On the mark there Frankie, well done. Yes, I was just reading about the Castellammarese War, in which I'm becoming very familiar with. Anastasia is from the village in Italy where my family is, and, well, as generations move on, families remain 'acquaintances' if you know what I mean. Mar 21 06, 8:20 PM

lanfranco

Mmmm, yes, I think I do know. Tropea, huh? Mar 21 06, 8:44 PM

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