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About Charles I of Naples
Charles I, commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285. He was a member of the Capetian dynasty and the founder of the House of Anjou-Sicily. Between 1246 and 1285, he was Count of Provence and Forcalquier in the Holy Roman Empire and Count of Anjou and Maine in France. In 1272, he was proclaimed King of Albania; in 1277, he purchased a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem; and in 1278, he became Prince of Achaea after the previous ruler, William of Villehardouin, died without heirs.
Everything about Charles I of Naples →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prince of Achaea, Count of Anjou
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- March 21, 1226
- Died
- January 7, 1285