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Philip II, Prince of Taranto

1329 - 1374

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Philip III (1329 – 25 November 1373) of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople, as well as Prince of Achaea and Taranto (as Philip II), from 1364 to his death in 1373. He was the son of Philip, King of Albania and Prince of Taranto, and Catherine II, Latin Empress. Upon the execution of his cousin Charles, Duke of Durazzo, in 1348, he succeeded as King of Albania. Shortly after, his older brother Louis married their first cousin, Joanna I of Naples, and became king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Philip II, Prince of Taranto is the 5,775th most popular politician (up from 7,739th in 2024). (up from 1,390th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Philip II, Prince of Taranto ranks 5,775 out of 19,576Before him are Axayacatl, Karl August von Hardenberg, António Ramalho Eanes, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Emperor Zhezong, and Otto Braun. After him are Ottokar Czernin, Harpalus, Lord Randolph Churchill, Américo Tomás, Parshatatar, and Princess Wencheng.

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Among people born in 1329, Philip II, Prince of Taranto ranks 3Before him are Lazar of Serbia, and Tughlugh Timur. After him are Abu Inan Faris, John I, Duke of Bavaria, and Anne of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1374, Philip II, Prince of Taranto ranks 5Before him are Petrarch, Magnus IV of Sweden, Gongmin of Goryeo, and Pan Geng. After him are Emperor Go-Kōgon, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Ibn al-Khatib, Ni Zan, Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, and Helvig of Schleswig.

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