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Father. Louis VIII of France. Mother. Blanche of Castile. Charles I (early 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–1285) and Forcalquier (1246–1248, 1256–1285) in the Holy ...
- 1246–1285
- Louis VIII of France
- Charles II
- Blanche of Castile
Mar 16, 2024 · Charles I (21 March 1226 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282. Thereafter, he continued to claim the island, though his power was restricted to the ...
- Paris, Ile-de-France
- Ile-de-France
May 1, 2024 · Died: May 5, 1309, Naples. Title / Office: king (1285-1309), Kingdom of Naples. Charles II (born c. 1254—died May 5, 1309, Naples) was the king of Naples and ruler of numerous other territories, who concluded the war to regain Sicily started by his father, Charles I. By making astute alliances and treaties, he greatly enlarged his dominions.
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House of Anjou-Hungary. House of Anjou-Taranto. 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. Founded by Charles I of Anjou, the youngest son of Louis VIII ...
- 1246
- Joanna II of Naples
- House of Anjou-Durazzo, House of Anjou-Hungary, House of Anjou-Taranto
- Charles I of Naples
Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227–85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266–85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades to Egypt (1248) and Tunisia (1270). After obtaining Provence by marriage (1246), he extended his influence into Piedmont. Source for information on Charles I ...
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Feb 15, 2010 · Charles II of Anjou (c. 1243 - 1309): Decameron. , II.5. Charles II of Anjou, the son of Charles I, King of Naples and Sicily, lived his life against the backdrop of a complex struggle between the houses of Aragon and Anjou for control of Sicily, which had begun with the Sicilian Vespers in 1282 and would continue for the next twenty years.
Charles I , commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence and Forcalquier in the Holy Roman Empire, Count of Anjou and Maine in France; he was also King of Sicily and Prince of Achaea . In 1272, he was proclaimed King of Albania, and in 1277 he purchased a claim to the ...
