Charles I of Anjou Capet King of Naples and Sicily [8362] ²⁴

   Another name for Charles was Charles of Anjou.

  General Notes:

King of Sicily 1266. Count of Provence, Duke of Anjou 1246.
See Europäisch Stammtafeln Band II tafel 118.

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: King of Sicily, 1266. was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282. Thereafter, he continued to claim the island, though his power was restricted to the peninsular possessions of the kingdom, with his capital at Naples (and for this he is usually titled King of Naples after 1282, as are his successors).

Charles married Beatrice Berenger Countess of Provence [11670] [MRIN: 3428], daughter of Raymond V of Provence Berenger 4th Count of Provence [8402] and Beatrice de Savoie [11402]. (Beatrice Berenger Countess of Provence [11670] was born in 1234 and died on 23 Sep 1267 in Nocera, Italy.)

Charles next married Margaret of Burgundy de Bourgogne Queen of Sicily [64206] [MRIN: 551618885], daughter of Odo (Eudes) de Bourgogne Count of Nevers [11378] and Matilda (Maud) (Mahaut) de Dampierre Countess of Nevers [11379], on 18 Nov 1268. (Margaret of Burgundy de Bourgogne Queen of Sicily [64206] was born in 1250 and died on 4 Sep 1308.)