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Joanna II of Naples as depicted by Anton Boys, c. late 16th century. With James now powerless, Joanna could finally celebrate her coronation on 28 October 1419, when she was crowned Queen of Sicily and Naples. However, her relationship with Naples' nominal feudal suzerain, Pope Martin V, soon worsened.
- 6 August 1414 – 2 February 1435
- Margaret of Durazzo
Mar 15, 2024 · Joan II (born 1371, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]—died Feb. 2, 1435, Naples) 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 ...
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Laura York , Riverside, California. Joanna II of Naples (1374–1435)Queen of Naples who reigned from 1414 to 1435. Name variations: Giovanna or Giovanni II; Joan II; Joanna II of Naples; Johanna of Durazzo. Born on June 25, 1374, in Naples; died on February 2, 1435, in Naples; daughter of Charles III of Durazzo, king of Naples (r. 1382–1386 ...
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Feb 8, 2016 · Joanna was born on 25 June 1371 as the daughter of Charles III of Naples and Margaret of Durazzo. She was their eldest surviving child, and she also had a younger brother Ladislaus. Her parents became King and Queen of Naples when her father deposed Margaret’s aunt Joanna I of Naples in 1382. He did not enjoy being King for long as he died ...
May 26, 2023 · Joanna II of Naples. May 26, 2023 Leave a comment. c. 1371 – February 2, 1435. Joanna II of Naples was born around 1371 to King Charles III of Naples and Margaret of Durazzo. In 1381, Charles usurped Naples’ throne from his cousin, Queen Joanna I, after she refused to acknowledge Urban VI as pope.
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. The second Queen Joanna was born in 1373, the daughter of Charles III of Naples--the very guy who deposed the first Queen Joanna ...
Joanna II was the last Angevin to reign in Naples; at her death Alfonso seized power, and René's claim was never secured. Joanna II, 1371–1435, queen of Naples (1414–35), sister and successor of Lancelot. The intrigues of her favorites kept her court in turmoil. Her second husband, James of Bourbon, tried to seize power but was imprisoned ...
