John, Duke of Durazzo
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Mary of Hungary |
John of Gravina (1294 – 5 April 1336), also known as John of Anjou, was
Mary of Hungary.[1]
He was a younger brother of (among others)
Philip I of Taranto
.
On 3 September 1313 he was named Captain-General of
Peter, Count of Gravina after the latter was killed at the Battle of Montecatini.[2]
The death of
secret marriage with Hugh de La Palice. This violated the marriage contract of her mother Isabelle, which had pledged that Isabelle and all her female heirs should not marry without permission of their suzerain. On these grounds, Philip stripped her of Achaea and bestowed it upon John: the marriage was annulled for non-consummation, and Matilda was imprisoned in the Castel dell'Ovo
.
On 14 November 1321, John took a second wife, Agnes of Périgord, daughter of Helie VII, Count of Périgord and Brunissende de Foix.[3] They had three sons:
- Charles, Duke of Durazzo (1323–1348). Married Maria of Calabria.[4]
- Louis of Durazzo (1324–1362), Count of Gravina[1]
- Robert of Durazzo (1326–1356)[5]
In a tardy reaction to the
Cefaphonia and Zante, he was unable to recapture Skorta from the control of the Byzantine Empire
.
In 1332, Philip of Taranto died and was succeeded by his son
Niccolo Acciaiuoli
, and thenceforth adopted the style of "Duke of Durazzo".
References
- ^ a b Percy 1995, p. 43.
- ^ Kelly 2003, p. 228.
- ^ Zacour 1960, p. 6.
- ^ Kelly 2003, p. xvi.
- ^ Zacour 1960, p. 32.
Sources
- Kelly, Samantha (2003). The New Solomon: Robert of Naples (1309-1343) and Fourteenth-Century Kingship. Brill.
- Percy, William A. (1995). "Houses of Anjou". In Kibler, William W.; Zinn, Grover A. (eds.). Medieval France:An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing.
- Zacour, Norman P. (1960). "Talleyrand: The Cardinal of Périgord (1301-1364)". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New Series. 50 (7): 1–83. JSTOR 1005798.
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