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  1. 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.

  2. Charles I (born March 1226—died Jan. 7, 1285, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]) was the king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), the first of the Angevin dynasty, and creator of a great but short-lived Mediterranean empire.

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  3. Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 122785, king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades to Egypt (1248) and Tunisia (1270).

  4. 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.

  5. King of Naples and Sicily (126685), son of Louis VIII of France. He acquired Provence by marriage in 1246. Pope Urban IV was under severe threat from the Hohenstaufens and gave him the kingdom of Sicily in order to curtail their power.

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  7. Feb 15, 2010 · Charles I of Anjou (1126 - 1285): Decameron, II.6. Charles I, younger brother of Louis IX of France, played a key role in 13th-century politics, both in Italy and beyond.

  8. Charles I of Anjou: Power, Kingship and State-Making in Thirteenth-Century Europe. Jean Dunbabin. Carola M. Small. PDF PLUS. More.

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