Charles III of Naples

Charles III (II)
Charles as depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum, 1488
King of Naples
Reign	12 May 1382 – 24 February 1386
Coronation	2 June 1381, Rome
Predecessor	Joanna I
Successor	Ladislaus
King of Hungary and Croatia
Reign	31 December 1385 – 24 February 1386
Coronation	31 December 1385, Székesfehérvár
Predecessor	Mary I
Successor	Mary I
Prince of Achaea
Reign	17 July 1383 – 24 February 1386
Predecessor	James of Baux
Successor	Pedro de San Superano
Born	1345 Durazzo, Kingdom of Naples
Died	24 February 1386 (aged 41) Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary
Spouse	Margaret of Durazzo
Issue More	Joanna II of Naples Ladislaus of Naples
House	Anjou-Durazzo
Father	Louis of Durazzo
Mother	Margaret of Sanseverino

Charles of Durazzo, also called Charles the Small (1345 – 24 February 1386), was King of Naples and the titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1381, Charles created the chivalric Order of the Ship. In 1383, he succeeded to the Principality of Achaea on the death of James of Baux.