Henry of Morra

Morra
Rome
Palermo
Places where Henry was active. Palermo was the capital of the kingdom, Morra the seat of his barony.

Henry of Morra (died September 1242) was a nobleman, judicial official and sometime regent of the Kingdom of Sicily, which at the time covered both the island of Sicily and the mainland southern Italy. As master justiciar of the Magna Curia from 1223 until his death, he was the most prominent official in the Sicilian court of Frederick II, King of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor.

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