René of Anjou

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René of Anjou was a 15th-century French nobleman and patron of the arts who held multiple titles, including King of Naples and Duke of Lorraine, and played a notable role in the politics and culture of late medieval Europe.

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René of Anjou canonical 14
René I of Anjou 1
René d’Anjou 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century French nobleman
human
nobleman
patron of the arts
birthDate 1409-01-16
birthPlace Angers
Anjou
Château d’Angers
Kingdom of France
burialPlace Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d’Aix-en-Provence
child John II, Duke of Lorraine
Margaret of Anjou
Yolande of Anjou
surface form: Yolande of Lorraine
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
daughter Margaret of Anjou
deathDate 1480-07-10
deathPlace Aix-en-Provence
County of Provence
era Late Middle Ages
father Louis II of Anjou
knownFor patronage of the arts
role in late medieval French and Italian politics
support of chivalric and courtly culture
mother Yolande of Aragon
movement courtly culture
name René of Anjou self-linksurface differs
surface form: René I of Anjou

René of Anjou self-linksurface differs
surface form: René d’Anjou

René le Bon
René of Anjou self-link
nobleFamily House of Valois-Anjou
notableWork Le Livre du Cœur d’Amour épris
occupation miniaturist
painter
poet
politician
writer
participatedIn Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
patronOf literature
manuscript illumination
music
painting
predecessor Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
Louis II of Anjou
reign Count of Provence, 1434-1480
Duke of Anjou
surface form: Duke of Anjou, 1434-1480

Duke of Bar
surface form: Duke of Bar, 1430-1480

Duke of Lorraine
surface form: Duke of Lorraine, 1431-1453

King of Naples, 1435-1442
relative Charles VII of France
Louis XI of France
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Aix-en-Provence
Angers
Nancy
Château de Tarascon
surface form: Tarascon Castle
sibling Marie of Anjou
sonInLaw King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
spouse Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
Jeanne de Laval
successor Charles IV, Duke of Anjou
Louis XI of France
surface form: Louis XI of France (in Anjou and Provence)
supported Charles VII of France
title Savoy–Piedmont historical area
surface form: Count of Piedmont

Count of Provence
Duke of Anjou
Duke of Bar
Duke of Calabria (titular)
Duke of Lorraine
King of Jerusalem (titular)
surface form: King of Jerusalem

King of Naples
King of Sicily
surface form: King of Sicily (titular)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Anjou titleHeldBy René of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou father René of Anjou
House of Anjou hasMember René of Anjou
Joanna II of Naples successor René of Anjou
Joanna II of Naples notableAlly René of Anjou
Joanna II of Naples adoptedHeir René of Anjou
Yolande of Aragon child René of Anjou
County of Provence notableRuler René of Anjou
René of Anjou name René of Anjou self-link
René of Anjou name René of Anjou self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: René I of Anjou
René of Anjou name René of Anjou self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: René d’Anjou
Aragonese conquest of Naples opposedBy René of Anjou
Marie of Anjou sibling René of Anjou