Charles, Duke of Calabria (1298 – 9 November 1328), was the Duke of Calabria from 1309 until his death. Upon his father's elevation as King of Naples, he was made vicar-general of Naples and duke of Calabria He was elected as signore by the city of Florence in 1326. Charles died on 9 November 1328 in Naples.
Charles was born in Naples, the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon,[1] in 1298. Little is known of his early life, so one can assume that he spent his early years at the court of his grandfather. In 1309, Charles' grandfather died and his father became King Robert the Wise. It was then that he became Duke of Calabria and was created Vicar-General of the Kingdom of Sicily (Naples).[a][2] His father intended him to lead the force sent to aid Florence in 1315, but was constrained by time to send his uncle, Philip I of Taranto, instead. The Florentine-Neapolitan coalition was badly beaten at the ensuing Battle of Montecatini.
The victory of Castruccio Castracani at Altopascio in 1325 led the Florentines to elect Charles signore (lord) of the city for ten years in 1326.[3] At the time, he was unsuccessfully attempting to seize Sicily from his first cousin Frederick III, and sent Walter VI of Brienne as his deputy until he could arrive, where Walter made a favorable impression. While Charles' arrival checked Castruccio, he exacted onerous taxes from the Florentines, until he was recalled to Naples in December 1327 due to the advance of Emperor Louis IV into Italy. There he died on 9 November 1328.[4] He left as heir his eldest surviving daughter, Joanna Ι; a posthumous daughter, Marie, was born in 1329.
Charles was buried in the church of Santa Chiara in Naples.
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Not to be confused with Charles Martel Duke of Calabria This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Charles Duke of Calabria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Charles Duke of Calabria 1298 9 November 1328 was the Duke of Calabria from 1309 until his death Upon his father s elevation as King of Naples he was made vicar general of Naples and duke of Calabria He was elected as signore by the city of Florence in 1326 Charles died on 9 November 1328 in Naples CharlesDuke of CalabriaPortrait by Anton BoysBorn1298NaplesDied9 November 1328 aged 29 30 NaplesBurialSanta Chiara BasilicaSpousesCatherine of Austria m 1316 died 1323 wbr Marie of Valois m 1323 wbr Issueamong others Joanna I of Naples Charles Martel Maria of CalabriaHouseAnjou NaplesFatherRobert of NaplesMotherYolanda of Aragon Coat of arms of the Duke of Calabria Contents 1 Life 2 Marriages and issue 3 Ancestry 4 Notes 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksLife editCharles was born in Naples the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon 1 in 1298 Little is known of his early life so one can assume that he spent his early years at the court of his grandfather In 1309 Charles grandfather died and his father became King Robert the Wise It was then that he became Duke of Calabria and was created Vicar General of the Kingdom of Sicily Naples a 2 His father intended him to lead the force sent to aid Florence in 1315 but was constrained by time to send his uncle Philip I of Taranto instead The Florentine Neapolitan coalition was badly beaten at the ensuing Battle of Montecatini The victory of Castruccio Castracani at Altopascio in 1325 led the Florentines to elect Charles signore lord of the city for ten years in 1326 3 At the time he was unsuccessfully attempting to seize Sicily from his first cousin Frederick III and sent Walter VI of Brienne as his deputy until he could arrive where Walter made a favorable impression While Charles arrival checked Castruccio he exacted onerous taxes from the Florentines until he was recalled to Naples in December 1327 due to the advance of Emperor Louis IV into Italy There he died on 9 November 1328 4 He left as heir his eldest surviving daughter Joanna I a posthumous daughter Marie was born in 1329 Charles was buried in the church of Santa Chiara in Naples Marriages and issue editIn 1316 Charles married Catherine of Austria 1295 1323 5 daughter of Albert I of Germany Catherine died in 1323 6 and Charles married Marie of Valois 1309 1332 7 daughter of Charles of Valois 8 later that same year They had Eloisa b January or February 1325 d 27 December 1325 Joanna I b Naples March 1326 d castello di San Fele 22 May 1382 9 Queen of Naples succeeded her grandfather Robert the Wise Charles Martel b Florence 13 April 1327 d Florence 21 April 1327 10 Maria b posthumously Naples May 1329 d Naples 20 May 1366 Countess of Alba married firstly Charles Duke of Durazzo married secondly Philip II of Taranto 8 Ancestry editAncestors of Charles Duke of Calabria16 Louis VIII of France8 Charles I of Naples17 Blanche of Castile4 Charles II of Naples18 Ramon Berenguer IV Count of Provence9 Beatrice of Provence19 Beatrice of Savoy2 Robert of Naples20 Bela IV of Hungary10 Stephen V of Hungary21 Maria Laskarina5 Maria of Hungary22 Kuthen Khan of Cumania11 Elizabeth the Cuman23 Mstislawna of Galicia1 Charles Duke of Calabria24 Peter II of Aragon12 James I of Aragon25 Marie of Montpellier6 Peter III of Aragon26 Andrew II of Hungary13 Violant of Hungary27 Violant of Courtenay3 Yolanda of Aragon28 Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor14 Manfred of Sicily29 Bianca Lancia7 Constance of Sicily30 Amadeus IV of Savoy15 Beatrice of Savoy31 Anne of BurgundyNotes edit Samantha Kelly indicates a document dated October 1322 refers to Charles as vicar general of the Regno 2 References edit Diakite amp Sneider 2022 p 43 a b Kelly 2003 p 39 Brucker 1998 p 122 Dean 2000 p 222 Partner 1972 p 306 Pryds 2000 p 48 Fasolt 1991 p 311 a b Musto 2003 p 78 Hourihane 2012 p 395 Kelly 2004 p 33 Sources editBrucker Gene A 1998 Florence the Golden Age 1138 1737 University of California Press Dean Trevor ed 2000 The towns of Italy in the later Middle Ages Manchester University Press Diakite Rala I Sneider Matthew T eds 2022 The Eleventh and Twelfth Books of Giovanni Villani s New Chronicle Walter de Gruyter Gmbh Hourihane Colum ed 2012 Naples I The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture Vol 4 Oxford University Press Kelly Samantha 2003 The New Solomon Robert of Naples 1309 1343 and Fourteenth Century Kingship Brill Kelly Samantha 2004 Religious patronage and royal propaganda in Angevin Naples Santa Maria Donna Regina in context In Elliott Janis Warr Cordelia eds The Church of Santa Maria Donna Regina Art Iconography and Patronage in Fourteenth Century Naples Ashgate Publishing pp 27 44 Fasolt Constantin 1991 Council and Hierarchy The Political Thought of William Durant the Younger Cambridge University Press Musto Ronald G 2003 Apocalypse in Rome Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age University of California Press Partner Peter 1972 The Lands of St Peter The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance University of California Press Pryds Darleen N 2000 The King Embodies the Word Robert d Anjou and the Politics of Preaching Brill External links editHistory of Florence Niccolo Machiavelli Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Duke of Calabria amp oldid 1213682267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
