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John, Duke of Durazzo

1294 - 1336

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John of Gravina (1294 – 5 April 1336), also known as John of Anjou, was Count of Gravina 1315–1336, Prince of Achaea 1318–1332, Duke of Durazzo 1332–1336 and ruler of the Kingdom of Albania (although he never used a royal title). He was the youngest son of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary. He was a younger brother of (among others) Charles Martel of Anjou, Saint Louis of Toulouse, Robert of Naples and Philip I of Taranto. On 3 September 1313 he was named Captain-General of Calabria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John, Duke of Durazzo is the 713th most popular nobleman (down from 424th in 2019), the 2,312th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,779th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Italian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John, Duke of Durazzo ranks 713 out of 1,415Before him are Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, John III, Duke of Cleves, Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Branimir of Croatia, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, and Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria. After him are Ernest I, Duke of Swabia, Lucrezia d'Este, John of Görlitz, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, and Simonida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1294, John, Duke of Durazzo ranks 6Before him are Charles IV of France, Chungsuk of Goryeo, John of Montfort, Kusunoki Masashige, and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut. After him are Simonida, Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, and Hugh IV of Cyprus. Among people deceased in 1336, John, Duke of Durazzo ranks 9Before him are Emperor Go-Fushimi, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, Ramon Muntaner, Kusunoki Masashige, Lancelotto Malocello, and Arpa Ke'un. After him are Cino da Pistoia, and Edward I, Count of Bar.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John, Duke of Durazzo ranks 2,312 out of 5,161Before him are Margherita Hack (1922), Cristoforo Buondelmonti (1385), Achille Silvestrini (1923), Ernesto Cesàro (1859), Antonio Di Natale (1977), and Stefano Casiraghi (1960). After him are Pietro Riario (1447), Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (-98), Constantin Hansen (1804), Lucrezia d'Este (1535), Laura Betti (1927), and Alexander of Bergamo (201).

Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, John, Duke of Durazzo ranks 71Before him are Margaret Paleologa (1510), Théodolinde de Beauharnais (1814), Amadeus I, Count of Savoy (1016), Sikelgaita (1040), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817), and Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (1872). After him are Lucrezia d'Este (1535), Leonello d'Este (1407), Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1594), Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria (1834), Maria Fortunata d'Este (1731), and Marcia Furnilla (1).