Philip of Taranto

Type Figure Region Europe Time 1278–1331 Also known as Philip I (Taranto)

Philip of Taranto (1278–1331), son of Charles II of Naples of the Angevin dynasty, long served as Prince of Taranto and took part in military and pol…

Timeline

1278–1294Naples · CampaniaPhilip was born into the Neapolian royal house; as one of Charles II's many sons, he was early on incorporated into the Angevin family's power arrangements in southern Italy, in preparation for his eventual grant of Taranto.
1294–1331Taranto · ApuliaFrom 1294 he served as Prince of Taranto; in the 1310s he repeatedly led armies into Byzantine and Epirote affairs, and through marriage to a Byzantine princess and other means pursued territorial and suzerainty claims in Greece.

Sources

Philip I, Prince of Taranto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I,_Prince_of_Taranto
Philip of Taranto https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-of-Taranto