Philip II, Prince of Taranto
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| Philip II | |
|---|---|
Prince of Taranto | |
| Reign | 1364–1373 |
| Predecessor | Louis I of Naples |
| Successor | James of Baux |
| Born | 1329 |
| Died | 25 November 1373 Taranto |
| Spouse | Maria of Calabria Elizabeth of Slavonia |
| Issue | Philip Charles Philip Philip |
| House | Capetian House of Anjou |
| Father | Philip I, Prince of Taranto |
| Mother | Catherine of Valois–Courtenay |
Philip II (1329 – 25 November 1373) of the
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
(as Philip III) from 1364 to his death in 1373.
He was the son of
Catherine of Valois.[2] 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. In April 1355, Philip married Joanna's younger sister, Maria of Calabria.[3]
In 1364, Philip succeeded as titular
Robert
.
Maria died in 1366. On 20 October 1370, Philip married yet another Angevin, Elizabeth of Slavonia, former heir presumptive to the throne of Hungary. He died on 25 November 1373[4][5] in Taranto.
All his children had died young. His heir was his sister's son James of Baux.
He had several illegitimate children.
Family
By his first wife,
Elisabeth of Slavonia
, Philip had a son named Philip (1371).
Bibliography
- Giornale araldico-genealogico-diplomatico dell'Accademia araldica italiana. Vol. 4. Pisa: La direzione del giornale araldico. 1877.
- ISBN 9788889313282. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - Musto, Ronald G. (2003). Apocalypse in Rome: Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age. University of California Press.
References
- ^ giornale-araldico, pag. 276, quote: "Filippo II d'Anjou-Taranto (death: 1374), arma del padre"
- ^ Nicol 1984, p. 257.
- ^ Musto 2003, p. 78.
- ^ Jean Longnon, "L'Empire Latin de Constantinople et la Principauté de Morée", Paris, 1947, p. 332
- ^ Andreas Kiesewetter, Giovanna I d'Angiò, regina di Sicilia in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani volume 55, 2001 read online
Sources
- Nicol, Donald M. (1984). The Despotate of Epiros, 1267-1479. Cambridge University Press.
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