Birth of Charles of Anjou1226
Birth of Charles of Anjou, son of Louis VIII
Historical person
Charles of Anjou Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles of Anjou, based on 15 World History Database records associated with France.
15 records1226–128412 events8 places
Chronological biography
1226
1232
Peerage1232
Created Count of Anjou
Peerage1232
Created Count of Maine
1246
Marriage1246
Marries Beatrice, daughter of Count of Provence
Rule of Provence1246
Takes possession of Provence after marrying Beatrice, daughter of Count of Provence
1265
Succession1265
Succeeds as King of Naples as Charles I, 1265-1285
Succession1265
Succeeds as King of Sicily as Charles I, 1265-1285
1266
Invasion of NaplesJanuary 1266
Charles of Anjou invades Naples
Battle of Benevento26 February 1266
Defeats Manfred
1268
Battle of Tagliacozzo25 August 1268
Defeats Conradin
1281
Alliance Charles of Anjou and Pope, the Serbs and the Bulgars1281
Makes an alliance with the Pope, the Serbs & the Bulgars against the Byzantine Empire
Battle of Berat1281
Defeated by Emperor Michael VIII
1282
Reballion of Harsh rule1282
Harsh rule leads to an uprising, the Sicilian Vespers
Reballion of Harsh rule1282
Harsh rule leads to an uprising, the Sicilian Vespers
1284
Invasion of Sicily1284
Driven out of Sicily by the Spanish
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.