Charles I of Anjou

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Charles I of Anjou was a 13th-century French prince and military leader who became king in southern Italy and Sicily, playing a major role in Mediterranean politics and the decline of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.


Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Capetian dynasty member
Count of Anjou
Count of Provence
House of Anjou
King of Naples
King of Sicily
human
medieval monarch
alsoKnownAs Carlo I d’Angiò NERFINISHED
Charles I of Naples NERFINISHED
Charles of Anjou NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Benevento
Battle of Tagliacozzo
birthDate 1226-03-21
birthPlace Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Paris
burialPlace Naples Cathedral
causeOf Angevin rule in southern Italy
child Beatrice of Anjou NERFINISHED
Blanche of Anjou NERFINISHED
Charles II of Naples NERFINISHED
Philip of Anjou NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathDate 1285-01-07
deathPlace Foggia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
era 13th century
event Sicilian Vespers
father Louis VIII of France
givenName Charles
involvedIn Italian Wars of the 13th century
Mediterranean politics
lostControlOf Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers
monarchOf Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
mother Blanche of Castile NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED
opponent Conradin
Manfred of Sicily
reignEnd 1285-01-07
reignOver Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
reignStart 1266
1266-02-26
religion Roman Catholicism
roleIn downfall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty
sibling Louis IX of France
Robert I, Count of Artois
spouse Beatrice of Provence NERFINISHED
Margaret of Burgundy, Countess of Tonnerre NERFINISHED
supportedBy Pope Clement IV NERFINISHED
Pope Urban IV NERFINISHED
title Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
Count of Provence
King of Albania
King of Naples
King of Sicily
Prince of Achaea
Senator of Rome
victoryOver Conradin
Manfred of Sicily


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