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Biography of King Louis of Naples 1377-1417

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

In 1360 [his father] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 20) and [his mother] Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles "Saint" Chatillon Duke Brittany (age 41) and [his grandmother] Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 41). He the son of [his grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France (age 40) and [his grandmother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 05 Oct 1377 King Louis of Naples was born to Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 38) and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 32) at Toulose. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.60%.

On 20 Sep 1384 [his father] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 45) died. His son King Louis of Naples (age 6) succeeded Louis II Duke Anjou.

In 1389 King Louis of Naples (age 11) was appointed King Naples.

Marriage of Richard II and Isabella of Valois

Chronicle of Adam of Usk. [31 Oct 1396]. And so, a matter for wonder, he [King Richard II] took to wife [Isabella Valois Queen Consort England (age 6)] a child not yet seven years old, rejecting the daughter and heiress of the king of Aragon, though very fair and of marriageable years1, But why he chose this young child,—and though a child she was married to him at Calais with much outlay of money and show—they say was that, eager to pour forth his pent-up venom, he thought by help and favour of the king of France to destroy his enemies. Yet this in the end turned to the ruin of himself and his confederates, as will afterwards appear2.

Note 1. The actual age of Isabella of France was eight years. The marriage took place at Calais, on the 1st November, 1396. The daughter of the king of Aragon, referred to above, appears to have been [his future wife] Yolande, daughter of John I. She married, in 1400, Louis II (age 19), titular king of Naples and count of Provence, and thus became grandmother to [his granddaughter] Margaret of Anjou, the wife of [his grandson-in-law] Henry VI.

Note 2. The surrender by Richard, in 1393 and 1397, of Cherbourg and Brest, which were held in pawn of the king of Navarre and duke of Brittany, was most distasteful to the English. Men recalled the conquests of Edward III. and their speedy loss, and had come to look upon even the givitig up of towns held in pledge as a national wrong. This, added to the French marriage, gave rise to various rumours of Richard’s designs in favour of the French: among others, that Calais, too, was to be handed over to them. See the story of Richard’s quarrel, on this score, with the duke of Gloucester, as told in the Chronique de la Tratson et Mort de Richart II., ed. B. Williams (English Hist. Soc.), 1846.

In 1400 King Louis of Naples (age 22) and Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples were married at Arles. She by marriage Queen Consort Naples. She the daughter of King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon (age 35). He the son of Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 55). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 25 Sep 1403 [his son] Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou was born to King Louis of Naples (age 25) and [his wife] Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.

In 1404 [his mother] Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 59) died.

On 14 Oct 1404 [his daughter] Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France was born to King Louis of Naples (age 27) and [his wife] Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.

On 16 Jan 1409 [his son] René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou was born to King Louis of Naples (age 31) and [his wife] Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.

In 1412 [his daughter] Yolande Valois Anjou Duchess Brabant Duchess Brittany was born to King Louis of Naples (age 34) and [his wife] Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples at Arles. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.

In 1414 [his son] Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine was born to King Louis of Naples (age 36) and [his wife] Yolanda Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.

On 29 Apr 1417 King Louis of Naples (age 39) died. His son [his son] Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou (age 13) succeeded Louis III Duke Anjou.

King Louis of Naples 1377-1417 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "The Good" II of France 1319-1364

Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 1315-1349

Royal Ancestors of King Louis of Naples 1377-1417

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of King Louis of Naples 1377-1417

Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France

Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland

Antoine King Navarre

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Louis XV King France

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Charles III King Spain

Ferdinand VII King Spain

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain

Alfonso XII King Spain

Ancestors of King Louis of Naples 1377-1417

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

GrandFather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I Brabant

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur

GrandMother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen

King Louis of Naples 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Chatillon II Count Blois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Great x 1 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon I Count Blois 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre II Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrix Dampierre Countess Blois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: Charles "Saint" Chatillon Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Valois 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

Mother: Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Guy Capet Count Penthièvre Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy IV Viscount of Limoges

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Limoges Duchess Brittany 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

GrandMother: Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Avaugour Countess Penthièvre