Margherita of Durazzo (28 July 1347 - 6 August 1412) was the Queen consort of Charles III of Naples. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... 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...

Family

She was the fourth daughter of Charles, Duke of Durazzo (1323 - 1348) and Maria of Calabria. Arms of Charles of Durazzo Charles of Durazzo (1323 – January 23, 1348, Aversa) was the eldest son of John, Duke of Durazzo and Agnes de Périgord. ...

Her paternal grandparents were John, Duke of Durazzo and his second wife Agnes de Périgord. Her maternal grandparents were Charles, Duke of Calabria and Marie of Valois. Charles, Duke of Calabria (Naples, 1298 – November 9, 1328, Naples) was the son of Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon. ...

Marie was the eldest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Chatillon. Charles III of Valois (March 12, 1270 – December 16, 1325) was the third son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. ...

Mahaut was the eldest daughter of Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol and Marie of Brittany.

Marie was a daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England. John II of Dreux (in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239 – November 18, 1305) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. ... Beatrice of England Beatrice of England was a member of the House of Plantagenets, but not much is known about her. ...

Marriage

In February, 1369, Margherita married her paternal first cousin Charles of Durazzo. He was a son of Louis of Durazzo, another son of John, Duke of Durazzo and his second wife Agnes de Périgord. The bride was twenty-two year old and the groom twenty-four. They had three children: Events King Charles V of France renounces the treaty of Brétigny and war is declared between France and England. ... 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... King Ladislas of Naples, the Magnanimous (February 11, 1377–August 6, 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. ...

• Maria of Durazzo (1369 - 1371).
• Joan II of Naples (23 June 1373 - 2 February 1435).
• Ladislas of Naples (11 February 1377 - 6 August 1414).

Charles managed to depose her maternal aunt Joan I of Naples in 1382. He succeeded her and Margherita became his Queen consort. Charles succeeded James of Baux as Prince of Achaea in 1383 with Margherita still as his consort. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Events Bristol is made an independent county. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ... King Ladislas of Naples, the Magnanimous (February 11, 1377–August 6, 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. ... 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. ... Queen Joan I (1327 – May 12, 1382) was born Joanna of Anjou. ... James of Baux was the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1373-1383). ... 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. ...

By then becoming the senior Angevin male, Charles succesfully deposed Mary of Hungary in December, 1385. She was daughter of his deceased cousin Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia. However Elisabeth arranged his assassination at Visegrád on 24 February 1386. 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. ... Mary of Hungary (c. ... Louis the Great. ... Elisabeth of Bosnia (1340-1387) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hungary and Poland, and regent of Hungary. ... Visegrád (–Hungarian, German: Plintenburg) is a small town in Pest County in Hungary with a long and rich history. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ...

Margherita became a Queen Dowager. She survived him by twenty-six years but never remarried. Their son Ladislas succeeded to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples while Mary of Hungary was restored to her throne. A Queen Dowager or Dowager Queen is a title or status generally held by the widow of a deceased king. ... The Kingdom of Naples was born out of the division of the Kingdom of Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. ...

The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: // 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 1154–1166 William II 1166–1189 Tancred... 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. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... 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. ... 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. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Elisabeth of Bosnia (1340-1387) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hungary and Poland, and regent of Hungary. ... This is a list of all rulers of the Kingdom 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. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Barbara of Celje (Slovenian Barbara Celjska) or Barbara of Cilli (about 1390/1395 - 11 July 1451) was Holy Roman Empress. ... Elisabeth of Bosnia (1340-1387) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hungary and Poland, and regent of Hungary. ... // The details of the arrival of the Croats are scarcely documented. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Barbara of Celje (Slovenian Barbara Celjska) or Barbara of Cilli (about 1390/1395 - 11 July 1451) was Holy Roman Empress. ...

External links

• A listing of descendants of Charles I of Sicily