' s ▁sister - in - law . ▁On ▁this ▁occasion ▁he ▁was ▁inv ested ▁with ▁Mont esc agli oso ▁on ▁the ▁main land , ▁probably ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁politics . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁f ief s ▁of ▁Not o , ▁Sc la f ani ▁and ▁C alt an iss etta ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁territ ories ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁govern ed ▁by ▁Geoff rey , ▁the ▁previous ▁Count ▁of ▁Mont esc agli oso , ▁before ▁his ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 5 – 5 6 . ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁first ▁paid ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Pal ermo , ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁nep hew ' s ▁court . ▁There ▁" he ▁would ▁spend ▁wild ly , ▁with ▁neither ▁for eth ought ▁nor ▁consideration " ▁and ▁squ ander ▁his ▁money , ▁creating ▁such ▁a ▁poor ▁reputation ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁Mess ina ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁There ▁too ▁he ▁gam bled ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁with ▁crim inals , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁queen ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁order ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Mont esc agli oso . ▁ ▁First ▁revol t ▁and ▁imprison ment ▁( 1 1 6 7 – 6 8 ) ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 1 6 7 , ▁Henry ▁returned ▁to ▁Pal ermo ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁kingdom . ▁According ▁to ▁Fal c and us