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Louis of Taranto

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1320–1362 Also known as Louis I of Naples、Lodovico di Taranto、Louis of Anjou-Taranto

Louis of Taranto was Count of Taranto and, from 1348, King of Naples as consort of Queen Joanna I.…

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  1. c. 1320–1347Taranto · TarantoGrowing up in southern Italy as a son of Philip I, he inherited the Taranto lands and built influence among Neapolitan court factions, becoming Joanna's second husband.
  2. 1347–1350Naples · NaplesHe married Joanna in 1347 and was crowned in Naples in 1348; thereafter he assisted the queen in resisting Hungarian invasion and in addressing the fiscal and order crises after the Black Death.
  3. 1350–1362Naples · NaplesHe continued to take part in southern Italian politics as king, including dealings with the Papal States, Sicily, and domestic nobles, and died in Naples in 1362.

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