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Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417) [1] was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjou —the founder of the House of Valois-Anjou —was a younger son of King John II of France and the adopted son of Queen ...
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Apr 25, 2024 · Louis II (born Oct. 7, 1377, Toulon, Fr.—died April 29, 1417, Angers) was the duke of Anjou, count of Maine and Provence (1384–1417), king of Naples, Sicily, and Jerusalem, who attempted, with only temporary success, to enforce the Angevin claims to the Neapolitan throne initiated by his father, Louis I. In 1389 Louis inherited his father ...
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Louis II 1384–1417 also: king of Naples: 1377 Toulouse son of Louis I of Anjou: Yolande of Aragon Arles 1400 five children 29 April 1417 Angers aged 40 Louis III 1417–1434 also: count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont and Maine, duke of Calabria, king of Naples: 25 September 1403 eldest son of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon
- 861 (County), 1360 (Dukedom)
Louis II (5 October 1377 – 29 April 1417) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjou — the founder of the House of Valois-Anjou — was a younger son of King John II of France and the adopted son of Queen ...
Overview. Louis II, Duke of Anjou. (1377—1417) Quick Reference. (1377–1417), Titular king of Naples, was born in Toulon, the son of Duke Louis I. On his father's death in 1384 Louis II inherited the Angevin claim to the throne ... From: Louis II, Duke of Anjou in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
The Duke of Anjou, Louis XIV’s second-eldest grandson, became Philip V of Spain in 1700. To the great displeasure of Austria, the Bourbon dynasty now sat on the Habsburgs' former throne. A new war with France was brewing.
Oct 5, 2020 · Louis II, Duke d’Anjou and Count de Provence from 1384 to 1417, was born on the 5th of October 1377. The eldest son of Louis I of Anjou and Marie de Blois, Louis was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou, which was founded by his father. Louis I of Anjou was a younger son of King Jean II of France known as the Good ( le Bon ).
