Biography of Charles II King Naples 1254-1309

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Charles II King Naples was appointed II King Naples.

On 31st January 1246 [his father] King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 18) and [his mother] Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily (age 15) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence and [his grandmother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 48). He the son of [his grandfather] King Louis VIII of France and [his grandmother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 57). They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1254 Charles II King Naples was born to King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 26) and Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily (age 23). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1267 [his mother] Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily (age 36) died.

In November 1268 [his father] King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 41) and [his step-mother] Margaret Burgundy Queen Consort Sicily (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Sicily. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of [his grandfather] King Louis VIII of France and [his grandmother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1270 Charles II King Naples (age 16) and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 13) were married.

On 8th September 1271 [his son] Charles Martel King Hungary was born to Charles II King Naples (age 17) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 14). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1273 [his daughter] Margaret Capet Countess Valois was born to Charles II King Naples (age 19) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 16). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 9th February 1274 [his son] Saint Louis Capet Bishop Toulose was born to Charles II King Naples (age 20) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 17). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1275 [his son] Robert "Wise" King Naples was born to Charles II King Naples (age 21) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 18). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1281 [his son] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 9) and [his daughter-in-law] Clementia Habsburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Rudolph I King Romans (age 62) and Gertrude Hohenburg (age 56). He the son of Charles II King Naples (age 27) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 24).

In 1281 [his son] Raymond Berengar Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 27) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1283 [his son] John Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 29) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 26). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1284 [his son] Tristan Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 30) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 27). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the year of our Lord 1285, William, Archbishop of York, died at Pontigny, where he was also buried. He was succeeded by John Romanus, who travelled to the papal court and was consecrated there by Pope Honorius. In the same year, after Easter, the king held his parliament at Westminster in London, where he issued many statutes known as the Second Statutes of Westminster, consisting of forty-eight chapters. In that parliament, the king informed his magnates that he would be required to cross over to Gascony in order to address certain urgent matters. Once the kingdom was settled and all things were at peace, the king set out for Gascony in the following year. There, upon hearing complaints and discovering the treachery of certain men of Bordeaux, who had spoken with the King of France and promised to submit to his authority rather than remain faithful to the King of England, he ordered some to be dragged by horses. The elder ringleaders of the crime were hanged in the streets, using timber taken from their own houses. In this way he restored all of Gascony to his peace. From there, he intervened in the disputes between the kings of France, Spain, and Aragon, and succeeded in leading them toward peace and reconciliation. He also redeemed Charles of Salerno (age 31), his kinsman, from imprisonment under the King of Aragon, paying a considerable ransom¹. In the following year, Charles received the crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Sicily at Rieti from Pope Nicholas IV, after the death of [his father] King Charles of Sicily (age 57), his father. The king remained overseas in those regions for almost three full years, and when he returned to England, he heard numerous complaints against his justices. Upon conducting inquiries and discovering the truth, he permanently exiled his chief justice, Sir Thomas de Weyland, and heavily fined his associates. He removed the powerful from office and elevated the humble in their place.

Anno Domini MCCLXXXV obiit Willelmus Eborum archiepiscopus apud Pontiniacum, ubi et reconditus jacet; cui successit Johannes Romanus qui profectus ad curiam consecratus est ibidem ab Honorio papa. Eodem anno post Pascha tenuit rex parliamentum suum apud Westmonasterium Londoniis, ubi fecit statuta multa quæ dicuntur Statuta Westmonasterii secunda, et continent XLVIII capitula; in quo parliamento prædixit rex magnatibus suis quod oporteret eum transfretare in Vasconiam, pro quibusdam arduis corrigendis: ordinataque terra, et omnibus in pace agentibus, profectus est in Vasconiam in anno sequenti, ubi audita querela et fraude cognita quorundam Burdegalensium qui cum rege Francourum locuti fuerant et promiserant se ejus potestati subjici velle nec in fide regis Angliæ ulterius permanere, quosdam fecit equis trahi, et majores natu auctores sceleris sublatis lignis de eorum domibus in plateis jussit suspendi, stabilivitque totam Vasconiam in pace sua; et extunc interposuit partes suas inter reges discordantes, regem scilicet Franciæ, Hispaniæ et Aragonum, ita scilicet quod eos ad bonum pacis et quietis allexit, redemitque Carolum principem de Murreo consanguineum suum a carcere regis Aragonum, data pecunia non modica; qui quidem Carolus in anno sequenti apud Reatam a papa Nicolao IV. regni Jerusalem et Siciliæ diadema suscepit, post obitum regis Siciliæ Caroli patris sui. Moratus est itaque rex in partibus transmarinis per tres annos fere continuos, et inde reversus in Angliam audivit querimonias multas de justiciariis suis, quibus inquisitis et cognitis ipsum capitalem justiciarium suum dominum Thomam de Weyland perpetuo exulavit, et reliquos ejus consocios pecunia mulctavit copiosa, deposuitque potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles.

Note 1. Charles of Salerno was King Edward's first cousin; Charles' mother Beatrice of Provence was a younger sister of King Edward's mother Eleanor of Provence. Charles obtained his freedom in November 1288, a sum of 30,00 marks being agreed on with Alphonso of Arragon as his ransom; and was crowned King on the 29th of the May, in the following year, at Rieti, in the duchy of Spoleto.

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On 7th January 1285 [his father] King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 57) died.

In 1288 [his son] Tristan Capet (age 4) died.

In 1290 [his daughter] Maria Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 36) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 33). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 16th August 1290 [his son-in-law] Charles Valois I Count Valois (age 20) and [his daughter] Margaret Capet Countess Valois (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Valois. She the daughter of Charles II King Naples (age 36) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 33). He the son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1291 [his son] Peter Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 37) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 34). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1294 [his son] John Capet Duke Durazzo was born to Charles II King Naples (age 40) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 37). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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In 1295 [his daughter] Beatrice Capet was born to Charles II King Naples (age 41) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 38). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 12th August 1295 [his son] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 23) died at Naples [Map]. He was buried at Naples Cathedral [Map].

On 29th October 1295 [his son-in-law] James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 28) and [his daughter] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles II King Naples (age 41) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 38). He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 46). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 19th August 1298 [his son] Saint Louis Capet Bishop Toulose (age 24) died.

On 31st December 1299 [his daughter] Margaret Capet Countess Valois (age 26) died.

In 1305 [his son] Raymond Berengar Capet (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Bourbon (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 49) and Beatrice Burgundy (age 48). He the son of Charles II King Naples (age 51) and [his wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 48). They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1307 [his son] Raymond Berengar Capet (age 26) died.

After 16th March 1308 [his son] John Capet (deceased) died.

On 5th May 1309 Charles II King Naples (age 55) died. His son [his son] Charles succeeded King Naples.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 25th March 1323 [his former wife] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 66) died.

[his daughter] Eleanor Capet was born to Charles II King Naples and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his daughter] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon was born to Charles II King Naples and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] Philip I Capet was born to Charles II King Naples and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.