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Manfred of Sicily
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“In his flight in the year 1254, he could find refuge only at Luceria; where he was welcomed by the Saracens with transports of joy. Before the battle, Manfred sent ambassadors to effect a negotiation. Charles told them, "Go, tell the sultan of Nocera that I desire battle only, and that this very day I will either send him to hell, or he shall send me to Paradise.”
Manfred of Sicily (1232–1266) said by 1266 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: J. C. L. de Sismondi, Histoire des Républiques italiennes du Moyen Âge, vol. iii, pp. 153, 347; reported in Michelet, History of France (1882), vol. 1, p. 307
“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.”
Manfred of Sicily (1232–1266) said by 1266 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michelet, History of France (1882), vol. 1, p. 307