THE RIVALRY BETWEEN HOHENSTAUFEN DYNASTY and PAPACY and INTERVENTION of PEDRO III and CHARLES DE ANJOU to SICILY

Sicily, which had been one of the most important islands in the Mediterranean Sea during the Middle Ages, dominated Mediterranean and European politics. Sicily, whose location turned it into a center of attraction during the course of history, had been the center of power so much that it could affect global politics between 9th and 15th centuries. During the 12nd and 13rd centuries, Sicily became the theatre of Papacy's struggle of power. Especially, Charles de Anjou and Aragonese king Pedro III took their parts in the political struggle of Papacy agaist the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Furthermore, Byzantine Empire, which had confronted contempt of the Catholic world, had to update its long standing balance policy. However, riots that broke out in 1282 against the French shook the European and Mediterranean balances