Joanna I of Naples

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Joanna I of Naples was a 14th-century queen renowned for her turbulent reign marked by political intrigue, multiple marriages, and her controversial involvement in the assassination of her first husband.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
member of royalty
monarch of Naples
queen regnant
ally Louis I of Anjou
burialPlace Santa Chiara, Naples
causeOfDeath strangling
conflict War with Louis I of Hungary
Western Schism political struggles
coronationDate 1344-03-28
coronationPlace Naples Cathedral
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1326-03
1327
dateOfDeath 1382-05-22
endTime 1382
era 14th century
father Charles, Duke of Calabria
givenName Joanna
house House of Anjou
surface form: Capetian House of Anjou
mannerOfDeath homicide
mother Marie of Valois NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Anjou
surface form: House of Anjou-Naples
notableEvent accusation of involvement in the murder of her first husband Andrew of Hungary in 1345
deposition by Charles of Durazzo
invasion of Naples by Louis I of Hungary
sale of Avignon to the Papacy in 1348
trial at Avignon before Pope Clement VI
notableFor controversial involvement in the assassination of her first husband Andrew of Hungary
turbulent reign marked by political intrigue and multiple marriages
opposedBy Pope Urban VI
surface form: Urban VI
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Naples
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Muro Lucano
positionHeld Countess of Forcalquier NERFINISHED
Countess of Provence NERFINISHED
Duchess of Calabria
Princess of Achaea
Queen of Naples
predecessor Robert the Wise
reign 1343–1382
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender female
sibling Maria of Calabria NERFINISHED
spouse Andrew, Duke of Calabria
James IV of Majorca NERFINISHED
Louis of Taranto
Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen NERFINISHED
startTime 1343
successor Charles III of Naples
supported Avignon Papacy

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Kingdom of Naples ruler Joanna I of Naples
King of Naples titleHolder Joanna I of Naples