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Charles, Duke of Durazzo

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Charles, Duke of Durazzo
Duke of Durazzo, Count of Gravina
Tomb of Charles, Duke of Durazzo in Naples
Duke of Durazzo
Reign1336-1348
PredecessorJohn, Duke of Durazzo
SuccessorJoanna, Duchess of Durazzo
Born1323
Died23 January 1348
SpouseMaria of Calabria
IssueLouis of Durazzo
Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo
Agnes of Durazzo
Clementia of Durazzo
Margaret of Durazzo
HouseHouse of Anjou-Sicily
House of Anjou-Durazzo
FatherJohn, Duke of Durazzo
MotherAgnes of Périgord
Coat of arms of Charles of Durazzo.

Charles of Durazzo (Italian: Carlo di Durazzo 1323 – 23 January 1348) was a Neapolitan nobleman, the eldest son of John, Duke of Durazzo and Agnes of Périgord.[1]

Life

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Charles succeeded his father as Duke of Durazzo and Count of Gravina in 1336.

On 21 April 1343, he married Maria of Calabria, Countess of Alba, in Naples.[1] She was the younger daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria and sister of Joanna I of Naples, and had been intended as a bride for Louis I of Hungary or John II of France, but was abducted by Charles and his mother to make a marriage that would place Charles closer to the throne of Naples.

Keeping carefully aloof from the conspiracy that murdered Joanna's husband Andrew, Duke of Calabria, he led a faction opposing Joanna and Louis of Taranto. He contacted the Hungarian court, seeking their support. He hoped to turn the invasion of Louis of Hungary and the flight of Joanna to his own ends: but he was seized and beheaded by the Hungarians at Aversa.[2]

Issue

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Charles and Maria had:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Zacour 1960, p. 32.
  2. ^ Bartlett 2020, p. 248.
  3. ^ Topping 1975, p. 149.

Sources

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  • Bartlett, Robert (2020). Blood Royal: Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zacour, Norman P. (1960). "Talleyrand: The Cardinal of Périgord (1301–1364)". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New Series. 50 (7). American Philosophical Society: 1–83. doi:10.2307/1005798. JSTOR 1005798.
  • Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea, 1364–1460". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 141–166. ISBN 0-299-06670-3.
Charles, Duke of Durazzo
Cadet branch of the House of Capet
Preceded by Duke of Durazzo
1336–1348
Succeeded by
Count of Gravina
1336–1348
Succeeded by