Saint Louis of Toulouse, also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.
Fresco by Simone Martini
Silver reliquary of Saint Louis of Toulouse (Musée de Cluny)
Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse - Crosier of Louis of Toulouse
Saint Louis of Toulouse. He raises his right hand in blessing and the royal crown lies at his feet, symbolizing the fact that he renounced the Kingdom of Naples by taking Holy Orders. The Hungarian Anjou coat of arms is on his breast. (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
The Capetian House of Anjou, or House of Anjou-Sicily, or House of Anjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as Angevin, meaning "from Anjou" in France. Founded by Charles I of Anjou, the youngest son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century. The War of the Sicilian Vespers later forced him out of the island of Sicily, which left him with the southern half of the Italian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Naples. The house and its various branches would go on to influence much of the history of Southern and Central Europe during the Middle Ages until it became extinct in 1435.
The seated Charles I of Sicily is crowned by Pope Clement IV.
Artistic depiction of the Sicilian Vespers.
King Louis I of Hungary on the throne around his knights (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
Image: Palazzo Reale di Napoli Carlo I d'Angiò
