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The House of Valois-Anjou (French: Maison de Valois-Anjou, Italian: Casa Valois-Angiò) was a noble French family and cadet branch of the House of Valois. Members of the house served as monarchs of Naples, as well as several other territories. History
- 1356; 667 years ago
- Louis I, Duc d'Anjou
The Capetian house of Valois (UK: / ˈ v æ l w ɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / v æ l ˈ w ɑː, v ɑː l ˈ w ɑː / va(h)l-WAH, French:) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne , and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589.
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The House of Valois-Anjou was a noble French family and cadet branch of the House of Valois. Members of the house served as monarchs of Naples, as well as several other territories.
Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417) [1] was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjou —the founder of the House of Valois-Anjou —was a younger son of King John II of France and the adopted son of Queen ...
- Ladislaus
- Marie of Blois
- Louis I of Anjou
- 1389–1399 (Contested by Ladislaus)
House of Valois-Anjou. Counts of Provence and Forcalquier. Dukes of Anjou, Bar and Lorraine. Titular Kings of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem. House of Valois-Anjou. Dukes of Anjou. Simple arms. After 1470.
Valois Dynasty, the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589, ruling the nation from the end of the feudal period into the early modern age. The Valois kings continued the work of unifying France and centralizing royal power begun under their predecessors, the Capetian dynasty ( q.v. ).
The Capetian house of Valois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the family founded cadet branches in Orléans, Anjou, Burgundy, and Alençon.
