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Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (French: Charles le Boiteux; Italian: Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine (1285–1290); he also was King of Albania (1285–1294), and claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem ...
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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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Sep 1, 2023 · Charles II, known as "the Lame" (French le Boiteux, Italian lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples and Sicily, titular King of Jerusalem, and Prince of Salerno. He was the son of Charles I of Anjou, who had conquered the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily in the 1260s.
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- Elizabeta, Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples
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- January 01, 1254
Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame, was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine (1285–1290); he also was King of Albania (1285–1294), and claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1285.
Oct 6, 2021 · Charles II, known as "the Lame" (French le Boiteux, Italian lo Zoppo) (1254 – 5 May 1309) was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou. Biography. He was the son of Charles I of Anjou, who had conquered the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily in the 1260s.
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Charles of Durazzo, also called Charles the Small (1345 – 24 February 1386), was King of Naples and the titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II.
Charles II of Naples (1 285-1 309) has received very little attention from historians (3). Like his near-contemporaries Philip III of France and Edward II of England, he ruled in the shadow of a great father. Possibly lame (4), certainly unimpressive to look at, he had the bad.