In 1356, they were crowned in Messina as rulers of Sicily, but failed to capture the entire island, which had been seized from the Kingdom of Naples by the House of Barcelona in 1285 and thereafter ruled as a separate kingdom.
They were crowned in Messina as rulers of Sicily. This was in 1356. They failed to capture the entire island. This was in 1356. The entire island had been seized from the Kingdom of Naples by the House of Barcelona in 1285. The entire island had been thereafter ruled as a separate kingdom.