Description:Chapters: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Joan I (1328 12 May 1382), born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen consort of Majorca and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 134382, and Princess of Achaea 1373/581. Born in Naples, Joan was the daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria (eldest son of King Robert of Naples) and Marie of Valois (a sister of King Philip VI of France). At the age of seven years (1334), she was betrothed to her six-year-old second cousin Prince Andrew (Hungarian: ) of the Hungarian branch of the House of Anjou, the son of Charles I of Hungary and younger brother of Louis I. Coat of arms of the House of Anjou-Naples.On the death in 1343 of her grandfather, Robert of Naples, his will provided that Andrew should be crowned King of Naples in his own right as well as Joan's, Robert having displaced Andrew's father, Charles Robert, from the Neapolitan throne. The 16-year-old Joan resisted this provision of the will with the support of the Neapolitan nobility, and the resulting turmoil resulted in the intervention of Pope Clement VI, as the feudal overlord of the Kingdom. He sent Cardinal Americ of St. Martin to annul Robert's will and take temporary control of the Kingdom of Naples. The Cardinal crowned Joan alone as Queen of Naples at Santa Chiara in Rome in August 1344. After the assassination of Andrew in 1345 (remaining unclear if under her own orders or not), Joan married three more times: with Louis of Taranto, with James IV of Majorca and Prince of Achaea and with Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Her one son by Andrew died at a young age, and her two daughters by Louis als...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20480We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with House of Anjou-Naples: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria. To get started finding House of Anjou-Naples: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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House of Anjou-Naples: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria
Description: Chapters: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Joan I (1328 12 May 1382), born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen consort of Majorca and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 134382, and Princess of Achaea 1373/581. Born in Naples, Joan was the daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria (eldest son of King Robert of Naples) and Marie of Valois (a sister of King Philip VI of France). At the age of seven years (1334), she was betrothed to her six-year-old second cousin Prince Andrew (Hungarian: ) of the Hungarian branch of the House of Anjou, the son of Charles I of Hungary and younger brother of Louis I. Coat of arms of the House of Anjou-Naples.On the death in 1343 of her grandfather, Robert of Naples, his will provided that Andrew should be crowned King of Naples in his own right as well as Joan's, Robert having displaced Andrew's father, Charles Robert, from the Neapolitan throne. The 16-year-old Joan resisted this provision of the will with the support of the Neapolitan nobility, and the resulting turmoil resulted in the intervention of Pope Clement VI, as the feudal overlord of the Kingdom. He sent Cardinal Americ of St. Martin to annul Robert's will and take temporary control of the Kingdom of Naples. The Cardinal crowned Joan alone as Queen of Naples at Santa Chiara in Rome in August 1344. After the assassination of Andrew in 1345 (remaining unclear if under her own orders or not), Joan married three more times: with Louis of Taranto, with James IV of Majorca and Prince of Achaea and with Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Her one son by Andrew died at a young age, and her two daughters by Louis als...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20480We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with House of Anjou-Naples: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria. To get started finding House of Anjou-Naples: Joan I of Naples, Maria of Calabria, Charles, Duke of Calabria, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.