Career
She was the sister of Count Richard of Acerra. lieutenant was Queen Sibylla who, as regent, when the Emperor Henry VI crossed the Straits of Messina in Autumn 1194, negotiated an agreement whereby the young William III, now whisked off to safety, should retain the county of Lecce. Sibylla attended the consequent coronation of Henry in the Cathedral of Palermo.
She managed to escape to France while Pope Innocent III petitioned Henry for her release.
Sibylla"s children with Tancred were:
Roger III, duke of Apulia and king of Sicily
William III, duke of Apulia and king of Sicily
Constance, married Pietro Ziani, later Doge of Venice
Medania
Valdrada, married Giacomo Tello, Venetian noblemen.
