forces of Charles I of Anjou

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The forces of Charles I of Anjou were the Angevin royal army that secured his control over the Kingdom of Sicily and southern Italy in the 13th century, notably defeating and capturing his Hohenstaufen rivals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Angevin forces 4
forces of Charles I of Anjou canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Angevin army ⓘ
medieval army ⓘ
royal army ⓘ
activeInCentury 13th century ⓘ
alliedWith papal forces ⓘ
associatedWithEvent end of Hohenstaufen rule in Italy ⓘ
captured Conradin of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
commandedBy Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
composedOf feudal levies ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
knights ⓘ
mercenaries ⓘ
defeated Conradin of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
financedBy Angevin taxation ⓘ
papal subsidies ⓘ
foughtAgainst Conradin of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
helpedSecure Angevin control over southern Italy ⓘ
crown of Sicily for Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
historicalRole instrument of papal policy in Italy ⓘ
key actor in the Italian Wars of the 13th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
operatedIn Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

southern Italy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Benevento ⓘ
Battle of Tagliacozzo ⓘ
recruitedFrom Angevin domains ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italian allies ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
supportedBy Pope Clement IV ⓘ
supportedRegime Angevin dynasty in Sicily ⓘ
supportedTitle Count of Anjou ⓘ
Count of Provence ⓘ
King of Sicily ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
usedFor conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
consolidation of Angevin rule in southern Italy ⓘ
warfare against the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
usedTactics combined arms warfare ⓘ
heavy cavalry charges ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Conradin → capturedBy → forces of Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Battle of the Gulf of Naples → combatant → Angevin forces ⓘ
linked to: forces of Charles I of Anjou
Battle of Malta (1283) → belligerent → Angevin forces ⓘ
linked to: forces of Charles I of Anjou
Battle of the Counts → opponent → Angevin forces ⓘ
linked to: forces of Charles I of Anjou
Battle of Tagliacozzo → belligerent → Angevin forces ⓘ
linked to: forces of Charles I of Anjou