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On this day in 1309, King Charles II of Naples died. It is interesting to note that this medieval ruler had remarkably respectable offspring. In fact, he was the father of a saint, an emperor, and two kings of different countries. King Charles II of Naples was member of the famous Anjou dynasty, which was founded by his father (the Count of Anjou).
In 1382, the Kingdom of Naples was inherited by Charles of Durazzo, King of Hungary, great grandson of King Charles II of Naples.After this, the House of Anjou of Naples was renamed House of Anjou-Durazzo, when Charles married his first cousin Margaret of Durazzo, member of a prominent Neapolitan noble family.
Charles II of Naples (1248-5 May 1309) was the king of Naples from 7 January 1285 to 5 May 1309, succeeding Charles of Anjou and preceding Robert of Naples. Charles was born in around 1248, the son of Charles of Anjou and Beatrice of Provence. During the War of the Sicilian Vespers he served as a general of his father, and in 1284 he was captured by Roger de Lauria's Aragonese fleet at the ...
A. de Saint-Priest, Histoire de la conquete de Naples par Charles d'Anjou (4 vols., Paris, 1847-1849), is still of use for the documents from the archives of Barcelona, but it needs to be collated with more recent works; S. de Sismondi, in vol. ii. of his Histoire des republiques italiennes (Brussels, 1838), gives a good general sketch of the ...
Jan 4, 2024 · Charles of Durazzo, also called Charles the Small, 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. In 1381, Charles created the chivalric Order of the Ship. In 1383, he succeeded to the Principality of Achaea on the death of James of Baux.
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 luck to get captured by his Catalan enemies in June 1 284 and to
Mar 1, 2023 · Media in category "Charles II of Naples" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Del Giudice, Giuseppe – Codice diplomatico del Regno di Carlo I e II d'Angiò, 1863 – BEIC 15153788.jpg 1,633 × 2,305; 1.37 MB
