René of Anjou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

René of Anjou

King of Naples

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1409

Place of Birth: Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1480

Profession: monarch, poet, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About René of Anjou

  • René of Anjou (Occitan: Rainièr d'Anjau; French: René d'Anjou; 1409–1480), also known as René I of Naples (Italian: Renato I di Napoli) and Good King René (Occitan: Rai Rainièr lo Bòn; French: Le bon roi René), was count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar (1430–80), Duke of Lorraine (1431–53), Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence (1434–80), briefly King of Naples (1435–42; titular 1442–80), titular King of Jerusalem (1438–80) and Aragon including Sicily, Majorca and Corsica (1466–70). He was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou, a cadet branch of the French royal house, and the great-grandson of John II of France (d.
  • 1364).
  • He was a prince of the blood, and for most of his adult life also the brother-in-law of the reigning king Charles VII of France.
  • His lands were very extensive, but often contested, as was his claim to be King of Naples.

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