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1230–1260 Germany

Manfred (Sicilian: Manfredi di Sicilia; 1232 – 26 February 1266) was the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, reigning from 1258 until his death. He was the natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.

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On seeing his men in flight, Manfred desired to die. As he was fastening on his helm, it twice slipt and fell. "Hoc est signum Dei," ('tis the hand of God,) was his exclamation, and, throwing himself into the midst of the French, he met his death.

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