Louis I of Anjou (July 23, 1339 – September 20, 1384) was the second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Bonne of Luxemburg (also Bona ( May 20, 1315 &ndash September 11, 1349) was born Jutta the daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg He was the Count of Anjou 1356–1360, Duke of Anjou 1360–1384, Count of Maine 1356–1384, Duke of Touraine 1370–1384, and titular King of Naples and Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1382–1384. List of Counts of Anjou First creation 870&ndash1203 House of Ingelger Ingelger (870&ndash898 father List of Counts of Anjou First creation 870&ndash1203 House of Ingelger Ingelger (870&ndash898 father This is a list of counts and dukes of Maine, with their capital at Le Mans. Touraine may also refer to Alain Touraine, French sociologist The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples. is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291 as well as claimants to the title up to the present day The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe.
Louis was born at the Château de Vincennes. The Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal castle in the town of Vincennes, to the
He was present at the Battle of Poitiers (1356), in the battalion commanded by his brother Charles, the Dauphin. This article covers the battle during the Hundred Years' War. Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member They hardly fought and the whole group escaped in the middle of the confrontation. Although humiliating, their flight allowed them to avoid capture by the English, who won the battle decisively. King John II and Louis' younger brother Philip were not so fortunate and were captured by the English, commanded by Edward, the Black Prince. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Philip the Bold (Philippe le Hardi also Philip II Duke of Burgundy ( January 15, 1342, Pontoise &ndash April 27, 1404 Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward Their ransom and peace conditions between France and England were agreed in the Treaty of Brétigny, signed in 1360. France in the Middle Ages covers an area roughly corresponding to modern day France, from the death of Charlemagne in 814 to the middle of the 15th Great Britain during the Middle Ages (from the 5th century withdrawal of Roman forces from the province of Britannia The Treaty of Brétigny was a Treaty signed on May 8, 1360, between King Edward III of England and King John II (the Good Amongst the complicated items of the treaty was a clause that determined the surrender of 40 high-born hostages as guarantee for the payment of the king's ransom. Louis, already Duke of Anjou, was in this group and sailed to England in October 1360. However, France was not in good economic condition and further installments of the debt were delayed. As consequence, Louis was in English custody for much more than the expected six months. He tried to negotiate his freedom in a private negotiation with Edward III of England and, when this failed, decided to escape. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. On his return to France, he met his father's disapproval for his unknightly behavior. John II considered himself dishonored and this, combined with the fact that his ransom payments agreed to in the Treaty of Brétigny were in arrears, caused John to return to captivity in England to redeem his honor.
From 1380 to 1382 Louis served as regent for his nephew, King Charles VI of France, but left France in the latter year to claim the throne of Naples following the death of Queen Joanna I. A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Joan I (1328 – May 12, 1382) born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death She had adopted him to succeed her, as she was childless and did not wish to leave her inheritance to any of her close relatives, with whom she had quarreled. While he was able to succeed her as Count of Provence and Forcalquier after her murder in 1382 by Charles of Durazzo (her second cousin), he was unsuccessful in regaining the Kingdom of Naples from Charles. Charles III King of Naples (1345 – February 24, 1386, Visegrad, Hungary) also known as Charles II of Hungary, Charles of The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian
He died at Bari in 1384. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan
Family and issue
In 1360, he married Marie of Blois (d. 1404), Lady of Guise. They had the following children:
- Marie (1370–aft. 1383)
- Louis II of Anjou (1377–1417)
- Charles (1380–1404, Angers), Prince of Taranto, Count of Roucy, Étampes, and Gien
| — | Count of Anjou 1356–1360 |
elevated to Duke |
| Duke of Touraine 1370–1386 |
Succeeded by: Louis |
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| Count of Maine 1356–1384 |
Succeeded by: Louis II |
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| Preceded by: elevated from Count |
Duke of Anjou 1360–1384 |
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| Preceded by: Joan I |
Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1382–1384 |
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| Count of Piedmont 1382–1384 |
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| Preceded by Isabella |
Count of Roucy 1379–1384 |
Succeeded by Charles, Prince of Taranto |
| Preceded by Louis |
Count of Étampes 1381–1384 |
Succeeded by to royal domain |
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