forces of Charles I of Anjou

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The forces of Charles I of Anjou were the Angevin royal army that secured his control over the Kingdom of Sicily and southern Italy in the 13th century, notably defeating and capturing his Hohenstaufen rivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Angevin forces 3
forces of Charles I of Anjou canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Angevin army ⓘ
medieval army ⓘ
royal army ⓘ
activeInCentury 13th century ⓘ
alliedWith papal forces ⓘ
associatedWithEvent end of Hohenstaufen rule in Italy ⓘ
captured Conradin of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedBy Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ
composedOf feudal levies ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
knights ⓘ
mercenaries ⓘ
defeated Conradin of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
financedBy Angevin taxation ⓘ
papal subsidies ⓘ
foughtAgainst Conradin of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
helpedSecure Angevin control over southern Italy ⓘ
crown of Sicily for Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
historicalRole instrument of papal policy in Italy ⓘ
key actor in the Italian Wars of the 13th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedIn Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Tagliacozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitedFrom Angevin domains NERFINISHED ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian allies ⓘ
Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy Pope Clement IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedRegime Angevin dynasty in Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedTitle Count of Anjou ⓘ
Count of Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ
King of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
usedFor conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
consolidation of Angevin rule in southern Italy ⓘ
warfare against the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
usedTactics combined arms warfare ⓘ
heavy cavalry charges ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Conradin → capturedBy → forces of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Naples → combatant → forces of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angevin forces
Battle of Malta (1283) → belligerent → forces of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angevin forces
Battle of the Counts → opponent → forces of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angevin forces