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The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum refers to the mother of
"Fredericus qui de Antiochia" as "Antiocha dicta". Zurita, presumably basing
himself on the same source, also names “Beatriz...hija del Principe de Antioch” as
the mother of “Federico de Antiochia”.
Francesco Maria Emanuele e Gaetani 3 (Marquis di Villa Bianca) in
“Della sicilia Nobile” page 25 and 26 refers to Matilde or Beatrice as
wife of Frederick II.
3 Francesco Maria Emanuele and Gaetani, Marquis of Villabianca, was born in Palermo, March 12,
1720 by noble family from Spain that moved in Sicily in 1282 under King Peter of Aragon. From an
early age became interested in historical studies and in particular the history of Palermo and Sicily.
This passion led him throughout his life. He gathered all the information possible poking around in
public and private archives, creating a huge library staff who at his death bequeathed to the city of
Palermo and writing works that partly published and partly remained in manuscript. Francesco In
1779 he was invested by Ferdinand III of Bourbon the title of Count of Belforte and awarded eulogy
of "Benefactor of the homeland."
In the years 1754-59 he published his major work, "La Sicilia Nobile," five books of the result of
rigorous and relevant research efforts around the city and the state-owned land barons, the
magistrates of the island, the noble families, feuds and investitures.
In this work, which ensured European reputation, followed in 1776 the "Historical around the old
offices: the kingdom of Sicily," in which he focused on the establishment and evolution of the main
public magistracies introduced by the Normans.
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