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  1. May 20, 2024 · Charles I (early 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–1285) and Forcalquier (1246–1248, 1256–1285) in the Holy Roman Empire, Count of Anjou and Maine (1246–1285) in France ...

  2. May 1, 2024 · Charles II (born c. 1254—died May 5, 1309, Naples) was the king of Naples and ruler of numerous other territories, who concluded the war to regain Sicily started by his father, Charles I. By making astute alliances and treaties, he greatly enlarged his dominions.

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  3. 3 days ago · The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins , who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses ...

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  5. 3 days ago · Charles I (born November 19, 1600, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland—died January 30, 1649, London, England) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1625–49), whose authoritarian rule and quarrels with Parliament provoked a civil war that led to his execution.

  6. May 15, 2024 · Charles II of Anjou. The War of the Sicilian Vespers had begun when Charles I of Anjou ruled the Kingdom of Sicily, and was still raging when he died on 7 January 1285. He was succeeded by his son Charles II of Anjou on the mainland as King of Naples and, after some interim rulers, Frederick II of Sicily on the island itself.

  7. May 5, 2024 · Origins and the Angevin Dynasty Castel Nuovo’s initial construction was spearheaded by Charles I of Anjou following his defeat of the Hohenstaufens in 1266. This marked the shift of the Sicilian capital from Palermo to Naples, forming a new urban core around the royal power, complemented by the adjacent Castel Capuano and Castel dell’Ovo.

  8. May 8, 2024 · This is made plain and manifest in the municipal statutes, formally enacted in the middle of the thirteenth century, when Charles I of Anjou, the new count of Provence, solemnly acknowledged the city’s privileges (Pernoud 1949; Lesage 1950).

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