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During the occupation of the Aragon house, many families came to establish their own schiat or to occupy important positions following Federico II in Sicily. Federico II was crowned in Palermo in 1296, during the Aragonese occupation there was no lack of pretensions from the house of Anjou and the excommunications of the pope; even for a moment Giacomo himself proved disloyal and enemy to his brother and to the nation, which had faithfully served him. The fight ended with the imprisonment of Philip of Anjou, and with the victory of the Sicilian weapons, for which came the peace of Caltabellotta which ended the war between the Angevins and the Aragonese. Frederick II was recognized king of Trinacria. He reformed the orders of the kingdom, expanded municipal freedoms, respected the constitutions and privileges of the island; and after having embarked on various wars and triumphed, with fame of excellent king and praise of the Sicilians, he ceased to live in Palermo in 1336 at the age of 65 after 40 years of glorious reign that he left to his son Pietro II. Noble Catalan family, where the following flourished at the direction of Mugnos: a Pierluigi governor of said province under King James II; a Guerao governor of Barcelona under King Peter IV; a William standard bearer of the Barcelona militia; a Bernardo perpetual governor of the island of Gerbi 1313, whose son Nicolò seems to have been the first to go to Sicily, obtained having the castle of Lentini 1320 from king Federico II, where he was also captain and juror, making himself the progenitor of many distinguished characters , which spread to various cities on the island.