Robert II of Taranto Prince of Taranto [64192] ¹²⁷

  General Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_of_Taranto

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Prince of Taranto, 1332. Prince of Taranto (1332\endash 1346),

• Acceded: King of Albania, 1332. King of Albania (1332\endash 1364)

• Acceded: Prince of Achaea, 1333. Prince of Achaea (1333\endash 1346)

In 1332, as a result of an exchange with his uncle John of Gravina, Robert became Prince of Achaea. Because of his youth, authority was effectively exercised by his mother Catherine II of Valois until her death in 1346. At that point Robert inherited the throne of the Latin Empire, and was recognized as emperor by the Latin states of Greece. His actual power, such as it was, remained based upon his authority as prince of Achaea.

• Acceded: Titular Emperor of Constantinopl, 1343. Titular Emperor of Constantinople (as Robert II, 1343/1346-1364)

In 1332, as a result of an exchange with his uncle John of Gravina, Robert became Prince of Achaea. Because of his youth, authority was effectively exercised by his mother Catherine II of Valois until her death in 1346. At that point Robert inherited the throne of the Latin Empire, and was recognized as emperor by the Latin states of Greece. His actual power, such as it was, remained based upon his authority as prince of Achaea.

Robert married Marie de Bourbon Empress consort of Taranto [64193] [MRIN: 551618875], daughter of Louis I de Bourbon Duke of Bourbonnais [11490] and Mary of Avesnes [44597], on 9 Sep 1347. (Marie de Bourbon Empress consort of Taranto [64193] was born about 1315 and died in 1387.)