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1254. Death. 6 May 1309 (aged 54–55) Burial. Eglise de Saint-Barthelemi. Aix-en-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map. Memorial ID. 66470249. · View Source.
When Charles d'Anjou II was born on 1 January 1254, in Naples, Campania, Italy, his father, Charles d'Anjou I, Roi de Sicile, was 27 and his mother, Béatrice de Provence Reine de Sicile, was 23. He married Marie of Hungary about May 1270, in Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters.
Gigliato. The gigliato, also gillat or carlino, was a coin of pure silver established in 1303 by Charles II of Anjou in Naples, and then also in Provence from 1330. Its name derives from the Lilies ("giglio") depicted on the reverse entwined around a cross. The coin weighed 4 grams.
Charles II of Naples. 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 styled himself King of Albania and claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1285.
Charles III (born 1345—died Feb. 17, 1386, Buda) was the king of Naples (1381–86) and king (as Charles II) of Hungary (1385–86). A leading figure of the Hungarian branch of the Angevin dynasty, he was an astute politician who won both of his thrones by triumphing over rival claimants. Charles was educated at the court of Louis I of Hungary.
Brief Life History of Charles. When Roi Charles Capet II was born on 1 January 1254, in Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy, his father, Charles d'Anjou I, Roi de Sicile, was 28 and his mother, Beatrice de Provence Queen Consort of Sicily, was 26. He married Queen of Naples Marie of Hungary about May 1270, in Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy.
Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the ...
