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Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Type Figure Region Anjou Time 1339–1384 Also known as Louis de Valois

Louis I (1339–1384), a French Valois prince and brother of Charles V, was created Duke of Anjou in 1360.…

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  1. 1360–1380France · FranceCreated Duke of Anjou in 1360; as a senior prince of the blood he took part in the war against England and royal governance in the 1370s, and after Charles V's death in 1380 he jointly served as regent for the young Charles VI alongside the Duke of Burgundy and others.
  2. 1382–1384Bisceglie · ItalyAfter being adopted as heir by Queen Joanna I of Naples in 1380, Louis led an army on an expedition to Italy in 1382, requisitioning the royal treasury en route and provoking unrest in Paris and elsewhere; he died at Bisceglie on 20 September 1384, and his son Louis II continued the claims to Naples and Provence.

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