Charles III, King of Naples, also titular king of Jerusalem, and also known as Charles II of Hungary and Charles of Durazzo, Charles the Short, reigned as King of Naples from 1382 to 1386 and as King of Hungary (under the name of King Károly II the Small) for one year only from 1385 to 1386. From 1383 to 1386 he also held the title of Prince of Achaea. This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day. ... Durrës (Photo by Marc Morell) The palace of king Zog I in Durrës (Photo by Joonas Lyytinen) Durrës (Albanian: Durrës or Durrësi) is the most ancient city of Albania and one of the most economically important as the biggest port city. ... The following is a list of monarchs of Naples and Sicily: See also: List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria Hauteville Counts of Sicily, 1071-1130 Roger I 1071-1101 Simon 1101-1105 Roger II 1105-1130 Hauteville Kings of Sicily, 1130-1198 Roger II 1130-1154 William I 1154... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Emperor Go-Komatsu ascends to the throne of Japan John Wyclifs teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Hapsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... The Principality of Achaea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. ...

As the great-grandchild of King Charles II of Naples, he was a second cousin to Queen Joan I (their fathers were first cousins) and also adopted by her as a child, since he was the only male of the senior Angevin line of Sicily. Joan I was infatuated with him as long as she lived. However (much to her displeasure), she was never able to succeed in developing a romance or a relationship with him. In 1369 Prince Charles of Durazzo married Margherita of Durazzo, daughter of queen Joan's younger sister, and his own first cousin. Queen Joan attempted to leave her kingdom to Louis I of Anjou, a French kinsman, another of her adopted sons, whereby Charles captured Joan 1381 (taking the power in the kingdom) and later had her strangled in 1382. This was how Charles succeeded in the throne of Naples. Charles II, known as the Lame (Fr. ... Queen Joan I (1327 - May 12, 1382) was born Joanna of Anjou. ... Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... Louis I of Anjou (July 23, 1339 - September 20, 1384) son of King John II of France. ...

In 1383 he succeeded in ousting his second cousin James of Baux from the Principality of Achaea in Southern Greece, which had been under a century-long violent dispute between heirs of Villehardouin princes and Angevins of Naples. The Principality of Achaea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. ...

Angevins had held the throne of Hungary beginning from Charles's father's first cousin Karoly Robert. Since his male line went extinct with the death of King Louis of Hungary, Charles decided to claim that throne too, from Louis's daughter Mary, in which he succeeded in December 1385. However, king Charles (now also king of Hungary) was assassinated at Visegrád (Hungary) on February 24, 1386 (in a plot arranged by Elisabeth, widow of King Lajos I of Hungary) and was laid to rest in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. His son Ladislaus succeeded the throne of Naples, though opposed by queen Joan's other adopted son's son Louis II of Anjou. Charles I of Hungary (Anjou France 1288 or 1291 - Visegrad, Hungary July 16, 1342), also called Charles Robert, Carobert and Charles I Robert, was the king of Hungary from August 27, 1310. ... Visegrád is one of the cities in Hungary having a long and rich history. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Louis the Great Louis I (the Great), Ludwik Węgierski (1326 - 1382) became king of Hungary in 1342. ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... King Ladislas of Naples, titular king of Jerusalem (February 11, 1377-August 6, 1414) was of the Angevin line, and was called The Magnanimous. Son of Charles III, he was the King of Naples from the age of nine (1386) under his mothers regency. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... The Angevin French prince, Louis II of Anjou (1377 - 1417) was the rival of Ladislas as king of Naples. ...

Names in other languages: Hungarian: (Durazzoi)III. Károly, Slovak: Karol III (Neapolský)

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