Enrico II Ventimiglia

The Ventimiglia heraldic shield, red with a gold chief, with the addition of the coats of arms of the Altavilla Kings of Sicily, for the marriage of Henry II to Isabella, Countess of Geraci. Henry II of Ventimiglia ( – 1308), Count of Ventimiglia, of Maro, Geraci and of Ischia, Lord of Collesano, Gangi and of Petralie, Lord of Gratteri, Isnello, Castel di Lucio, Ipsigro, Fisauli, Belici, Montemaggiore and Caronia, was Vicar General in Marche and the Duchy of Spoleto, on behalf of King Manfred of Sicily, and one of the main organizers of the Sicilian Vespers.

Henry was also the founder of Castelbuono and began the construction of the castle there. Expropriated from the fiefs both in Sicily and in Liguria by Charles I of Anjou, he obtained recognition and restitution with the support of Frederick III of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa. He was ambassador of the Aragonese of Sicily to Genoa in 1300.

Early life Enrico was the son of Count Filippo di Ventimiglia and Aldisia da Manzano, Lady of Carrù.

Career The Aragonese Castle of Girone, an islet adjacent to Ischia Maggiore. The County of Ischia was inherited by Henry II in the second half of the 13th century through his marriage to Isabella, Countess of Geraci and Ischia.

Henry II made his fortune in Sicily, so much so that he lent three hundred lire to his father Filippo I, who in exchange pledged him the castle and the income from the castellany and jurisdiction of Conio, until the loan was covered. Two years later Henry returned home to Albenga, where the ratification of the transfer of Maro and Prelà was recorded by his third cousin Manfredi. In , Otto V Ventimiglia "del Bosco", son of Raimondo, cousin of Henry II, married the heiress Giovanna Abate, and settled in Trapani, where he gave birth to another branch of the family – that of the del Bosco – Counts of Alcamo in the 14th century, and then Princes of Cattolica, Dukes of Misilmeri, etc.

Aldoino Ventimiglia (d. 1289), who co-reigned with his father as Count of Ischia and Geraci; he married Giacoma Filangeri, and died at sea in 1289 returning to Sicily from Gaeta. Henry III Ventimiglia (1245–1300), who married Jacona Ventimiglia. Pietruccio "Pietro" Ventimiglia (d. ), who died unmarried. Guglielmo Ventimiglia (d. 1341), who became 1st Baron of Buscemi; he married Leonora.

Descendants Through his son Aldoino, he was a grandfather of Francesco I Ventimiglia (1285–1338), who succeeded him as Count of Geraci in 1308.

Through his son Guglielmo, he was a grandfather of Henry Ventimiglia, 2nd Baron of Buscemi (–1370).