County of Sicily was created by Robert Guiscard in 1071 for his younger brother Roger Bosso. Guiscard himself had received the title Duke of Sicily ("dux Siciliae") in 1059 from Pope Nicholas II as encouragement to conquer it from the Muslims. In 1061 the first permanent Norman conquest (Messina) was made and in 1071, after the fall of Palermo, the capital of the emirate and future capital of the county, Guiscard invested Roger with the title of count and gave him full jurisdiction in the island save for half the city of Palermo, Messina, and the Val Demone, which he retained for himself.
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (film) years. The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (film) The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (; ) is an upcoming French-Italian animated film directed by Lorenzo Mattotti. It is based on the children's book "The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily" by Dino Buzzati. The film is produced by the French company Prima Linea Productions. It is co-produced with Pathé and France 3 Cinéma in France and Indigo Films and Rai Cinema in Italy. It has a budget of eleven million euro. It received financial support from Canal+ and the CNC. It received 375,000 euro from the Ile-de-France region's Support Fund for