Louis II d'Anjou, King of Naples

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Louis II of Anjou (1377–April 29, 1417), was the rival of Ladislas as King of Naples. He was a member of the House of Anjou.

Biography

Born in Toulouse, Louis II was the son of Louis I of Anjou, King of Naples, and came into his Angevin inheritance, which included Provence, in 1384, with his rival Charles of Durazzo (father of Ladislas), of the senior Angevin line, in possession of Naples.

In 1386, the underage Ladislas was expelled soon after his father died. Louis II was crowned King of Naples by the Avignonese antipope Clement VII on November 1, 1389 and took possession of Naples the following year. He was ousted in turn by his rival in 1399.

In 1409, Louis liberated Rome from Ladislas' occupation; in 1410, as an ally of the antipope John XXIII he attacked Ladislas and defeated him at Roccasecca (1411). Eventually Louis lost his Neapolitan support and had to retire. His claim to Naples passed to his son, Louis III.

He married Yolande of Aragon (1384–1443) in Arles in 1400, giving him a possibility of inheriting the throne of Aragon through her right. Her father, King John I of Aragon had died in 1396, and her uncle king Martin I of Aragon died in 1410.

Louis II died at his chateau of Angers, the heart of Anjou; he is buried there.

Family

Louis and Yolande had five surviving children:

• Louis III of Anjou, titular King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, etc.
• René of Anjou, King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, etc.
• Charles of Le Maine (1414–1472), Count of Maine
• Marie of Anjou (1404 – 1463), married 1422, Bourges Charles VII of France
• Yolande (1412, Arles – 1440), married 1431, Nantes Francis I, Duke of Brittany

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    Louis II, Duc d'Anjou was born on 5 October 1377. He was the son of Louis I, Duc d'Anjou and Marie de Châtillon.2 He married Yolande de Aragón, daughter of Juan I, Rey de Aragón and Mathe d'Armagnac, on 2 December 1400. He died on 26 April 1417 at age 39.

    Louis II, Duc d'Anjou was a member of the House of Valois.3 He gained the title of King Louis II of Naples.1 He succeeded to the title of Comte de Provence in 1384.3 He gained the title of Duc d'Anjou in 1384. Children of Louis II, Duc d'Anjou and Yolande de Aragón 1.Charles le Maine+4 2.Louis III, Duc d'Anjou3 b. 1403, d. 1434 3.Maria d'Anjou+2 b. 1404, d. 1463 4.René I 'the Good', Duc d'Anjou+2 b. 16 Jan 1408, d. 10 Jul 1480 Citations 1.[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 46. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession. 2.[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 65. 3.[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 87. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World. 4.[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.