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Charles II of Naples

1254 - 1309

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Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (French: Charles le Boiteux; Italian: Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine (1285–1290); he also was King of Albania (1285–1294), and claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1285. He was the son of Charles I of Anjou—one of the most powerful European monarchs in the second half of the 13th century—and Beatrice of Provence. His father granted Charles the Principality of Salerno in the Kingdom of Sicily (or Regno) in 1272 and made him regent in Provence and Forcalquier in 1279. After the uprising known as the Sicilian Vespers against Charles's father, the island of Sicily became an independent kingdom under the rule of Peter III of Aragon in 1282. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles II of Naples is the 2,001st most popular politician (down from 1,644th in 2019), the 720th most popular biography from Italy (down from 614th in 2019) and the 136th most popular Italian Politician.

Charles II of Naples is most famous for being the last ruler of the Kingdom of Naples before it became a part of the French Empire.

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Among politicians, Charles II of Naples ranks 2,001 out of 19,576. Before him are Keir Starmer, Uzun Hasan, Toghrul, Munjong of Joseon, Olybrius, and Robert Ley. After him are Béla I of Hungary, Catherine Jagiellon, Thongloun Sisoulith, Senusret I, Kamose, and Bernhard von Bülow.

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Among people born in 1254, Charles II of Naples ranks 3. Before him are Marco Polo, and Osman I. After him are Marie of Brabant, Queen of France, Zhao Mengfu, Floris V, Count of Holland, Dmitry of Pereslavl, and Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant. Among people deceased in 1309, Charles II of Naples ranks 1. After him are François Grimaldi, Angela of Foligno, Raden Wijaya, Henry III, Duke of Głogów, and James of Saint George.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Charles II of Naples ranks 720 out of 5,161. Before him are Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), and Olybrius (400). After him are Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), and Gianni Rivera (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Charles II of Naples ranks 136. Before him are Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), and Olybrius (400). After him are Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Lucullus (-118), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), and Desiderius (710).

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