Charles II of Naples
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Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame, was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier, Prince of Achaea, and Count of Anjou and Maine; he also was King of Albania, and claimed the Kingdom
Charles, his wife Mary and their children in the Bible of Naples, 1340
Robert, King of Naples
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Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise, 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. He
Charles II of Naples
…to promise to mediate a reconciliation between Aragon, France and the Holy See. He pledged that he would send his three sons—Charles Martel, Louis and Robert—and 60 Provençal noblemen as hostages to Aragon to secure the fulfilment of his promise. He also promised that he would return to Aragon if he could…
Robert in a miniature by Simone Martini, 1317
Silver gigliato of Robert I of Anjou King of Naples, 1309-1343.