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Joanna II (25 June 1371 – 2 February 1435) was reigning Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death, when the Capetian House of Anjou became extinct. As a mere formality, she used the title of Queen of Jerusalem, Sicily, and Hungary.
Joan II was the queen of Naples whose long reign (1414–35) was marked by a succession of love affairs, by continual intrigues, and by power struggles over her domain between the French house of Anjou and that of Aragon, in Spain. After her first husband, William of Austria, died in 1406, Joan is.
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Joanna II of Naples ruled under the same chaos which had marked the reign of Joanna I of Naples. She was the daughter of Charles III of Durazzo, king of Naples, who had stolen the throne from Joanna I and had her murdered in 1382.
Jul 3, 2018 · On May 27, 1352, Joanna and Louis celebrated his coronation with an elaborate procession through the streets of Naples, only to arrive home and learn that their child had suddenly taken ill and died during their brief absence.
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Upon her accession as Joanna II of Naples, the queen appointed her lover, Pandolfello Alopo, as grand chamberlain. Exercising his newfound influence, Alopo stripped the prominent Muzio Sforza of his power. Sforza, a former high-ranking member of Ladislaus’ government, did not take his demotion well. On July 14, 1415, Joan married her second husband...
Joanna II of Naples experienced a turbulent reign marked by her affairs and a power struggle for her throne. Influenced by her lovers, the queen made enemies of the papacy, Louis III, and her former ally, Alfonso V. Although multiple attempts were made to usurp her throne, Joanna managed to maintain control of Naples. The queen’s unwise decision to...
Dougherty, M. J. (2018). Kings & Queens of the Medieval World: From Conquerors and Exiles to Madmen and Saints (pp. 76-78). London: Amber Books. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Joan II. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-II
Feb 2, 2015 · Joanna II, queen of Naples (died 2 February 1435) Joanna was the second queen regnant of Naples--she was preceded on the throne by Joanna I of Naples (b. 1328), who ruled from 1343 until her assassination in 1382.
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On this day Joanna II, Queen of Naples from the famous dynasty of Anjou, was born in present-day Zadar in Croatia. She was the sister of the famous king Ladislaus of Naples, who was known for selling Dalmatia to Venice for 100,000 ducats.
