Charles II of Anjou

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Charles II of Anjou was a 13th–14th century Angevin king of Naples and count of Provence who played a central role in Mediterranean politics during the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Charles II of Anjou canonical 6
Charles of Anjou 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Angevin ruler ⓘ
count of Provence ⓘ
human ⓘ
king of Naples ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charles the Lame ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples ⓘ
capturedAt Battle of the Gulf of Naples ⓘ
child Blanche of Anjou ⓘ
Charles Martel of Anjou ⓘ
Eleanor of Anjou ⓘ
John of Gravina ⓘ
Philip I of Taranto ⓘ
Raymond Berengar of Anjou ⓘ
Robert of Naples ⓘ
Saint Louis of Toulouse ⓘ
conflictWith James II of Aragon ⓘ
Peter III of Aragon ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1254-00-00 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1309-05-05 ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
father Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
fullName Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
governedFrom Naples ⓘ
lostControlOf island of Sicily ⓘ
mother Beatrice of Provence ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old French ⓘ
nobleFamily Capetian House of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
notableFor central role in Mediterranean politics after the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
participatedIn War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
placeOfBirth Naples ⓘ
placeOfDeath Naples ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Anjou ⓘ
Count of Maine ⓘ
Count of Provence ⓘ
King of Albania ⓘ
King of Naples ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Princess of Achaea

Prince of Salerno ⓘ
predecessor Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
regionOfActivity Balkans ⓘ
Mediterranean ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ
reignEnd 1309-05-05 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfNaples 1309-05-05 ⓘ
reignStart 1285-00-00 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfNaples 1285-00-00 ⓘ
releasedByTreaty Treaty of Canfranc ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
retainedControlOf mainland Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
ruledDuring aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
signedOrInvolvedInTreaty Treaty of Anagni ⓘ
spouse Mary of Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Maria of Hungary
successor Robert of Naples ⓘ
supportedBy Papacy ⓘ
titleClaim King of Sicily ⓘ
wasPrisonerOf Crown of Aragon ⓘ
yearOfCapture 1284-00-00 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Saint Louis of Toulouse → father → Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Naples → opposingCommander → Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Naples → capturedPerson → Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta → builtUnder → Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
Louis II of Anjou → child → Charles of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Charles II of Anjou
Charles II of Anjou → fullName → Charles II of Anjou ⓘ
Yolande of Aragon → child → Charles of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: Countess of Maine
linked to: Charles II of Anjou