Charles II of Naples

king of Naples from 1284 to 1309

12 dated entries naming Charles II of Naples, drawn from 10 separate years between 1254 CE and 1383 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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13th century

  • 1254Charles II of Naples ("the Lame"), son of Charles I of Anjou (died 1309)source
  • 1284June 5 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: An Aragonese-Sicilian fleet (some 30 galleys) led by Admiral Roger of Lauria surrounds and defeats the Neapolitan ships in the Gulf of Naples. King Charles II of Naples ("the Lame") is captured during the battle; disorganized, the remnants of the Neapolitan fleet (between 15 and 18 galleys) flee back to Naples.source
  • 1288October 28 – Treaty of Canfranc: King Edward I signs an agreement with Alfonso III at Canfranc, about the release of Charles II, who has been captured by Admiral Roger of Lauria in the Battle of the Gulf of Naples (see 1284).source
  • 129119 February - Philip IV of France, Alfonso III of Aragón, Charles II of Naples and Pope Nicholas IV signed the Treaty of Tarascon to formalize the end of Aragonese Crusade.source
  • 1295June 20 – Treaty of Anagni: Pope Boniface VIII arranges a peace treaty between King Philip IV of France ("the Fair"), Charles II of Naples ("the Lame"), and James II of Majorca. James returns Sicily to the Papal States, seeking to bring peace between the Capetian House of Anjou and the Kingdom of Sicily; the effort is in vain. Boniface is determined to put an end to the War of the Sicilian Vespers, because he wants to declare a new Crusade for the reconquest of the Holy Land.source
  • 1300Sack of Lucera by a Christian army under the command of Charles II of Naples; the Muslim inhabitants were killed or sold into slavery.source
  • 1300January 17 – The marriage of Eleanor of Anjou, daughter of King Charles II of Naples, to Philippe II de Toucy is annulled by Pope Boniface VIII because neither husband nor wife is more than 10 years old and their parents have not sought permission from the Pope to approve the marriage. The dissolution clears the way for Eleanor to marry again, and she will wed Frederick III of Sicily on May 17, 1302, to become queen consort of the Italian island kingdom.source

14th century

  • 1302May 17 – At the age of 12, Eleanor of Anjou, daughter of King Charles II of Naples, marries King Frederick III of Sicily.source
  • 1302August 31 – The Peace of Caltabellotta is signed between King Charles the Lame, King of Naples and King Frederick III of Sicily, ending the War of the Sicilian Vespers. The Kingdom of Sicily will pass to Angevin rule on Frederick's death, in return Charles pays a tribute of some 100,000 ounces of gold. Frederick hands over all his possessions in Calabria and releases Charles' son Philip I, prince of Taranto, from his prison in Cefalù.source
  • 1306May 5 – Charles the Lame, King of Naples, accuses Philip I of Piedmont and Isabella of Villehardouin of disloyalty, and deprives them of the right to rule the Principality of Achaea (located in southern Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula). King Charles awards Achaea to his son, Philip I, Prince of Taranto.source
  • 1309May 5 – Robert the Wise becomes the new King of Naples upon the death of his father, Charles the Lame.source
  • 1383February 11 – King Carlo III of Naples confiscates the property of Pietro d'Enghien and Luigi d'Enghien (both of whom are in Venice) and declares them both to be rebels against the Neapolitan crown.source

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