René of Anjou
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René I of Anjou was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples from 1435 to 1442. Having spent his last years in Aix-en-Provence, he is known in France a
The Castle of Angers, René's birthplace.
The castle of Baugé, home castle of René, Duke of Anjou, in the village of Baugé, Maine-et-Loire, France.
René, as a vassal, paying homage to the King of France.
The court of honour in the chateau at Tarascon, Provence, with vestiges of the busts of René and Jeanne de Laval on the right
Joanna II of Naples
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Joanna II was Queen of Naples from 1414 until her death in 1435, marking the extinction of the senior line of the Capetian House of Anjou. In addition to her primary title, she also claimed several ot
René of Anjou
…The marriage of Marie of Bourbon, niece of Philip of Burgundy, with John, Duke of Calabria, René's eldest son, cemented peace between the two families. Joanna II, queen of Naples, had chosen Louis III as her presumptive heir and upon Louis' death offered it to René to inherit her kingdom after her death. After…
15th-century depiction of Joanna from the funerary monument of her brother Ladislaus of Naples
15th century stained glass depiction of Joanna and her husband James II of La Marche
Joanna II of Naples as depicted by Anton Boys, c. late 16th century
Castel Nuovo, associated with legends about Joanna II.