Coat of Arms of Ladislas, as titular King of Hungary, titular King of Jerusalem, and King of Naples.

Ladislas the Magnanimous (also spelled Ladislaus; 11 February 1377 – 6 August 1414), was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem and Sicily, titular Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1386 – 1414), and titular King of Hungary (1390 – 1414). He was the last male of the senior Angevin line. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 17 – Pope Gregory XI enters Rome. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... 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... This is a list of Kings of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291, as well as claimants to the title up to the present day. ... Flag The Kingdom of Sicily as it existed at the death of its founder, Roger II of Sicily, in 1154. ... The now-extinct title of Count of Provence belonged to local families of Frankish origin, to the House of Barcelona, to the House of Anjou and to a cadet branch of the House of Valois. ... Forcalquier is a commune of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, in France. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... This is a list of all rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary since Árpád. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... Angevin (IPA: ) is the name applied to the residents of Anjou, a former province of the Kingdom of France, as well as to the residents of Angers. ...

Biography

He was born in Naples, the son of Charles III and Margherita of Durazzo. “Napoli” redirects here. ... Charles III, King of Naples, 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... Margherita of Durazzo (28 July 1347 - 6 August 1412) was the Queen consort of Charles III of Naples. ...

He became the King of Naples from the age of nine (1386) under his mother's regency. Through the 1390s he was constantly opposed by Antipope John XXIII as well as by Louis II of Anjou, then head of the junior Angevin line, who contested the throne. Louis successfully seized Naples from him in 1390, but was expelled again in 1399. Events and Trends 1392 Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye led a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan 1394 Expulsion of Jews from France 1395 End of reign of... Antipope John XXIII Baldassare Cossa, (about 1370 – November 22, 1419), also known as John XXIII,was Pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1410–1415) and is now officially regarded by the Catholic Church as an antipope. ... The Angevin French prince, Louis II of Anjou (1377 - 1417) was the rival of Ladislas as king of Naples. ... Angevin (IPA: ) is the name applied to the residents of Anjou, a former province of the Kingdom of France, as well as to the residents of Angers. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and...

He endeavored to consolidate the royal power in Naples at the expense of the baronial, and brought about the murder of several members of the Sanseverino family for frustrating his ends.

He became a skilled political and military leader, protector and controller of the Papacy of Innocent VII. He profited from disorder throughout Italy to greatly expand his kingdom and his power, appropriating much of the Papal States to his own use. Innocent VII, né Cosimo de Migliorati (ca. ...

From 1390 he was also claimant to the throne of Hungary and Dalmatia. His claim to the kingdom of Hungary was opposed by Sigismund of Luxemburg, while he sold his rights to the kingdom of Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic for 100,000 Ducats in 1409. Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Sigismund, aged approximately 50, depicted by unknown artist in the 1420s - the only contemporary portrait. ... Dalmatia, highlighted, on a map of Croatia. ... The Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ... The ducat (IPA: ) is a gold coin that was used as a trade currency throughout Europe before World War I. Its weight is 3. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ...

He was also the prince of Taranto from 1406, having taken the Dowager Princess Mary of Enghien (1367–May 9, 1446), Countess of Lecce etc, as his third wife and barred her son from the principality. King Ladislas first attempted to subjugate those fiefs by a war and besieging the lady, but did not succeed in capturing her castle. Therefore, he changed tactics, began negotiations, and succeeded in compelling her to marry him. Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... Events Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. ... Mary of Enghien, also Maria dEnghien, (1367 – May 9, 1446) was Countess of Lecce 1384–1446, and, by her second marriage, Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Sicily, Jerusalem, and Hungary 1406–1414. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ...

He seized the city of Florence in 1414 and planned to take over, except the plague took over the city and decimated his army and forced them out. This further pushed the Renaissance building campaign in Florence, especially with the continuation of the construction of Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo.

He was widely reputed to have been poisoned and died in Naples on August 6, 1414. He was succeeded by his sister Joan II of Naples, the last member of the senior Angevin line in Italy. “Napoli” redirects here. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... // Events Council of Constance begins. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Angevin (IPA: ) is the name applied to the residents of Anjou, a former province of the Kingdom of France, as well as to the residents of Angers. ...

Significantly, when Antipope John XXIII preached the crusade against Ladislas, Jan Hus opposed the sale of indulgences to finance it in Bohemia, which led to Hus's death and subsequently the Hussite movement. Antipope John XXIII Baldassare Cossa, (about 1370 – November 22, 1419), also known as John XXIII,was Pope or antipope during the Western Schism (1410–1415) and is now officially regarded by the Catholic Church as an antipope. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Jan Hus ( ) (IPA: , alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c. ... In the theology of Roman Catholicism, an indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment due to God for a Christians sins. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... The Hussites comprised a Christian movement following the teachings of the reformer Jan Hus (circa 1369–1415), who was influenced by John Wyclif and became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. ...

Marriages and children

Ladislas married three times:

• First to Costanza of Clermont in 1390. She was a daughter of Manfredo of Clermont, Count of Motica. They were divorced in 1392.
• Second to Marie of Lusignan on 12 February 1403. She was a daughter of James I of Cyprus. She died on 4 September 1404.
• Third to Mary of Enghien in 1406. She survived him by thirty-two years.

There were no children from either of his marriages. However Ladislas had at least two illegitimate children: Marie of Lusignan (1381, Genoa - 4 September 1404, Naples) was the second wife but first Queen consort of Ladislas of Naples. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. ... James I of Cyprus (1334–September 9, 1398) was King of Cyprus 1382–1398. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Mary of Enghien, also Maria dEnghien, (1367 – May 9, 1446) was Countess of Lecce 1384–1446, and, by her second marriage, Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Sicily, Jerusalem, and Hungary 1406–1414. ...

• Rinaldo of Durazzo, "Prince of Capua". Had children of his own.
• Maria of Durazzo. Considered to have died young.

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External links

• A listing of descendants of Charles I of Sicily