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The Capetian House of Anjou, or House of Anjou-Sicily, or House of Anjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as Angevin, meaning "from Anjou" in France.
- 1246
- Joanna II of Naples
- House of Anjou-Durazzo, House of Anjou-Hungary, House of Anjou-Taranto
- Charles I of Naples
Founded. 987; 1037 years ago. Founder. Hugh Capet. Current head. Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou. Cadet branches. See below. The Capetian dynasty ( / kəˈpiːʃən /; French: Capétiens ), also known as the "House of France", is a dynasty of European origin, and a branch of the Robertians and the Karlings.
- 987; 1036 years ago
- Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
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Dynastically, he established two notable Capetian houses: the House of Anjou (which he created by bestowing the County of Anjou upon his brother, Charles I (1227–1285)), and the House of Bourbon (which he established by bestowing Clermont on his son Robert (1256–1317) in 1268, before marrying the young man to the heiress of Bourbon ...
- 987; 1036 years ago
- Hugh Capet
Robert of Anjou (Italian: Roberto d'Angiò), known as Robert the Wise (Italian: Roberto il Saggio; 1276 – 20 January 1343), was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Italian politics of his time.
- 5 May 1309 – 20 January 1343
- Mary of Hungary
the Capetian House of Anjou , the third Angevin dynasty that started from Charles I of Naples which ruled parts of France, Hungary, Croatia, Jerusalem, Italy and Poland. The family previously had held Anjou (as Robertians) briefly (861–898) under Robert the Strong and Odo. It had three branches:
Armorial of the Capetian dynasty. Most of the members of the Capetian dynasty bore a version of the arms of France. The arms of France were adopted by the Capetian kings only in the twelfth century. Consequently, the cadet branches that had branched off in earlier periods (Burgundy, Vermandois, Dreux and Courtenay) bore entirely different arms.
Hugh Capet (c. 940 – October 24, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death. Most historians regard the beginnings of modern France with the coronation of Hugh Capet. This is because, as Count of Paris, he made the city his power center.
