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Louis I, Duke of Anjou (23 July 1339 – 20 September 1384) was a French prince, the second son of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. His career was markedly unsuccessful. Born at the Château de Vincennes , Louis was the first of the Angevin branch of the French royal house.
Louis I was the duke of Anjou, count of Maine, count of Provence, and claimant to the crown of Sicily and Jerusalem. He augmented his own and France’s power by attempting to establish a French claim to the Sicilian throne and by vigorously fighting the English in France.
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Louis I d'Anjou. Royalty. Born the second son of Jean II and Bonne of Luxemburg. He was Duke of Anjou and Touraine, Count of Maine, Provence and Forcalquier as well as titular king of Naples and Jerusalem. He married Marie de Châtillon-Blois in 1360 who bore him three children.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Louis I of Anjou (July 23, 1339 – September 20, 1384) was the second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. He was the Count of Anjou 1356–1360, Duke of Anjou 1360–1384, Count of Maine 1356–1384, Duke of Touraine 1370–1384, and titular King of Naples and Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1382–1384.
- Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
- July 23, 1339
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Louis I, Duke of Anjou (23 July 1339 – 20 September 1384) was a French prince, the second son of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. His career was markedly unsuccessful. Born at the Château de Vincennes, Louis was the first of the Angevin branch of the French royal house.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for King Louis I of Anjou, prince of Taranto (1320 - 1362) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Louis I (Italian: Luigi, Aloisio, or Ludovico ; 1320 – 26 May 1362), also known as Louis of Taranto, was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou who reigned as King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, and Prince of Taranto.
