Robert, King of Naples

Robert
Robert in a miniature by Simone Martini, 1317
King of Naples
Count of Provence and Forcalquier
Reign5 May 1309 – 20 January 1343
PredecessorCharles II
SuccessorJoanna I
Born1276 [1]
Died20 January 1343 (aged 67)
Kingdom of Naples
SpouseYolanda of Aragon
Sancha of Majorca
Issue
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Charles, Duke of Calabria
Charles d'Artois
HouseAnjou-Naples
FatherCharles II of Naples
MotherMary of Hungary

Robert of Anjou (Italian: Roberto d'Angiò), known as Robert the Wise (Italian: Roberto il Saggio; 1276 – 20 January 1343), was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Italian politics of his time.[2] He was the third son of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary, and during his father's lifetime he was styled Duke of Calabria (1296–1309).

  1. ^ Musto 2003, p. 78.
  2. ^ Hearder & Waley 1963, p. 60.

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