Roger of Lauria for the Crown of Aragon

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Roger of Lauria for the Crown of Aragon was a renowned late 13th-century admiral who led Aragonese naval forces to a series of decisive victories in the Mediterranean during the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf admiral ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeInPeriod late 13th century ⓘ
allegiance Crown of Aragon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Roger de Llúria ⓘ
Ruggiero di Lauria ⓘ
linked to: Ruggero di Lauria
commanded Aragonese naval forces ⓘ
linked to: Catalan fleet
conflict Aragonese–Angevin conflict over Sicily ⓘ
War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon ⓘ
culturalContext Aragonese-Catalan maritime expansion ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the greatest medieval admirals ⓘ
languageOfName Catalan ⓘ
legacy model for later Mediterranean naval commanders ⓘ
loyaltyContext Aragonese cause in the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
militaryBranch navy ⓘ
militaryTactic boarding tactics in naval combat ⓘ
use of highly maneuverable galleys ⓘ
navalInnovation coordinated use of archers and marines on galleys ⓘ
nobleTitle nobleman of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ
notableFor naval victories in the Mediterranean ⓘ
notableVictory Battle of Malta (1283) ⓘ
Battle of the Counts (1298) ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Naples (1284) ⓘ
notableWork command of Aragonese fleet in the War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
occupation admiral ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
operatedIn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
opposedFaction Angevin Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
French-Angevin forces in Italy ⓘ
participatedIn War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
positionHeld admiral of the Aragonese fleet ⓘ
regionOfActivity Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
serviceEnd early 14th century ⓘ
serviceStart circa 1270s ⓘ
sideInConflict pro-Aragonese Sicilian faction ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Western Mediterranean ⓘ
strategicRole secured Aragonese naval dominance in the central Mediterranean ⓘ
supportedRuler Alfonso III of Aragon ⓘ
James II of Aragon ⓘ
Peter III of Aragon ⓘ

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Battle of Les Formigues → hasCommanderForSide → Roger of Lauria for the Crown of Aragon ⓘ