Philip I | |
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Prince of Taranto, Prince of Achaea, King of Albania, Despot of Romania | |
Latin Emperor of Constantinople (jure uxoris) | |
Reign | 1313–1331 |
Predecessor | Catherine II (as sole ruler) |
Successor | Catherine II (as sole ruler) |
Co-ruler | Catherine II |
King of Albania | |
Reign | 13 August 1294 – 1331 |
Predecessor | Charles II of Naples |
Successor | Robert, Prince of Taranto |
Born | 10 November 1278 |
Died | 1331/2[1] |
Spouse | Thamar Angelina Komnene Catherine II of Valois |
Issue | Charles of Taranto Philip, Despot of Romania Jeanne, Queen of Armenia Margaret of Taranto Blanche of Taranto Robert of Taranto Louis of Taranto Mary of Taranto Philip II of Taranto |
House | Anjou-Sicily Anjou-Taranto (founder) |
Father | Charles II of Naples |
Mother | Maria of Hungary |
Philip I of Taranto (10 November 1278 – 26[2][3][4] December 1331), of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip II) by right of his wife Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto.
Born in Naples, Philip was a younger son of Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples, and Maria of Hungary, daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.[5]
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