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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 ...
- Ladislaus
- Marie of Blois
- Louis I of Anjou
- 1389–1399 (Contested by Ladislaus)
6 days ago · 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 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 Joanna I of Naples.
Nov 19, 2022 · Born in Toulouse, Louis II was the son of Louis I of Anjou, King of Naples, and came into his Angevin inheritance, which included Provence, in 1384, with his rival Charles of Durazzo (father of Ladislas), of the senior Angevin line, in possession of Naples.
- Angers, Pays de la Loire
- "Ludivico", "Luigi", "d'Angiò"
- Pays de la Loire
- October 05, 1377
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 I, who became in time count of Provence and titular king of Naples, died in 1384, and was succeeded by his son Louis II, who devoted most of his energies to his Neapolitan ambitions, and left the administration of Anjou almost entirely in the hands of his wife, Yolande of Aragon.
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.