Robert of Taranto

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Robert of Taranto was a 14th-century Angevin nobleman who became Latin Emperor of Constantinople and a leading ruler in the fragmented Crusader states of Greece.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Robert of Taranto canonical 8
Robert II of Taranto 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century ruler ⓘ
Angevin ⓘ
Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ
Prince of Taranto ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
associatedWith Achaea ⓘ
Crusader states in Greece ⓘ
linked to: Crusader states

Morea ⓘ
birthDate c. 1319 ⓘ
burialPlace Naples (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Naples
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
deathCause natural causes (presumed) ⓘ
deathDate 1364 ⓘ
deathPlace Naples ⓘ
dynasticClaim Latin Empire of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Latin Empire
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Philip I, Prince of Taranto ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
house Angevin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
mother Catherine of Valois ⓘ
nobleFamily Capetian House of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
nobleRank emperor ⓘ
prince ⓘ
notableFor being a leading ruler in the Crusader states of Greece ⓘ
holding the titular title of Latin Emperor after the fall of Constantinople to the Byzantines ⓘ
occupation ruler ⓘ
politicalStatus titular emperor ⓘ
predecessor Catherine of Valois (as titular Latin Empress) ⓘ
reignEnd 1364 (as Latin Emperor of Constantinople) ⓘ
reignStart 1346 (as Latin Emperor of Constantinople) ⓘ
relative Charles II of Naples ⓘ
Louis of Taranto ⓘ
Philip II of Taranto ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
ruled Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Principality of Taranto ⓘ
titular Latin Empire of Constantinople ⓘ
spouse Marie of Bourbon ⓘ
style Imperial Majesty ⓘ
successor Philip II of Taranto (as claimant to Latin Empire rights) ⓘ
title Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
Lord of Durazzo ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Princess of Achaea

Prince of Taranto ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Prince of Taranto → notableHolder → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Duke of Athens → positionHeldBy → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Principality of Taranto → notableRuler → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Principality of Taranto → titleHeldBy → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
War with Louis I of Hungary → involvesPerson → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Philip I of Taranto → child → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Count of Taranto → hasTitleHolder → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Princeps Achaiae → hasTitleHolder → Robert of Taranto ⓘ
Catherine of Valois, titular Empress of Constantinople → successor → Robert II of Taranto ⓘ
linked to: Robert of Taranto
Catherine of Valois, titular Empress of Constantinople → child → Robert II of Taranto ⓘ
linked to: Robert of Taranto