siege, medieval

Siege of Messina

Name: Siege of Messina
Location: Messina, Italy

Siege of Messina was a siege conducted in 1301 at Messina, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Messina. It was part of the Angevin invasion of Sicily. The recorded result: Sicilian victory.

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Fought1301

WhereMessina, Italy38.194N, 15.554E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSicilian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of SicilyagainstKingdom of Naples

Part ofAngevin invasion of Sicily

Record

Date	1301 (year precision)
Place	Messina, Italy 38.194N, 15.554E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength		80 galleys
Commanders	Frederick III of Sicily Blasco I d'Alagona Roger de Flor	Robert, King of Naples Roger of Lauria

Placed at Messina; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Messene 397 BC, 1.2 km S
Siege of Messina 1847, 1.2 km S
Siege of Messina 1041, 1.2 km S
Siege of Messina 1300, 1.2 km S
Siege of Messina AD 842, 1.2 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of Cape Orlando 4 July 1299

Elsewhere in 1301

Alauddin Khilji's conquest of Ranthambore India
Battle of Landskrona Russia
Siege of Bensheim Germany

Siege of Messina is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134978563, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Messina (1301), revision 1370743475, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.