Birth of Charles of Anjou
Birth of Charles of Anjou, son of Louis VIII
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Charles of Anjou Biography and Timeline
Follow Charles of Anjou through 15 dated historical records for France.
Charles of Anjou, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1226–1284Years on this page
1226
1232
Peerage
Created Count of Anjou
Peerage
Created Count of Maine
1246
Marriage
Marries Beatrice, daughter of Count of Provence
Rule of Provence
Takes possession of Provence after marrying Beatrice, daughter of Count of Provence
1265
Succession
Succeeds as King of Naples as Charles I, 1265-1285
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sicily as Charles I, 1265-1285
1266
Invasion of Naples
Charles of Anjou invades Naples
Role range: 1266-1268
Battle of Benevento
Defeats Manfred
Role range: 1266-1268
1268
Battle of Tagliacozzo
Defeats Conradin
1281
Alliance Charles of Anjou and Pope, the Serbs and the Bulgars
Makes an alliance with the Pope, the Serbs & the Bulgars against the Byzantine Empire
Battle of Berat
Defeated by Emperor Michael VIII
1282
Rebellion of Harsh rule
Harsh rule leads to an uprising, the Sicilian Vespers
Rebellion of Harsh rule
Harsh rule leads to an uprising, the Sicilian Vespers
1284
Invasion of Sicily
Driven out of Sicily by the Spanish
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.