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Robert, King of Naples

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1275–1343 Also known as Robert, King of Naples、Robert the Wise、Roberto d'Angiò、智者罗伯特

Robert of Naples (1275–1343), an Angevin monarch who ruled Naples and Provence from 1309, known as 'Robert the Wise', maintaining close alliance with…

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  1. 1275–1309Naples · CampaniaAs son of Charles II, after dynastic succession disputes he formally became King of Naples in 1309, gradually consolidating control over southern Italy and Provence.
  2. 1316–1330Naples · CampaniaHe maintained a close alliance with Pope John XXII; in 1324 William of Ockham was summoned by the pope to Avignon for trial, and in the 1320s participated in the papacy's political balancing between the Empire and the Franciscans.
  3. 1310–1343Naples · CampaniaHe long patronized scholars and artists such as Petrarch and Giotto, making Naples a gathering place for jurists and men of letters, and remained active in Italian politics late in his reign.

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