Ladislaus of Naples
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A 19th century depiction of Ladislaus
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| King of Naples | |
| Reign | 24 February 1386 – 6 August 1414 |
| Coronation | 29 May 1390 Gaeta, by Angelo Acciaioli II |
| Predecessor | Charles III |
| Successor | Joanna II |
| Born |
15 February 1377 Naples |
| Died | 6 August 1414 (aged 37) Naples |
| Burial | San Giovanni a Carbonara |
| Spouse |
Costanza Chiaramonte Mary of Lusignan Mary of Enghien |
| Issue ...among others |
Reynold, Prince of Capua |
| House | Anjou-Durazzo |
| Father | Charles III of Naples |
| Mother | Margaret of Durazzo |
Ladislaus the Magnanimous (Italian: Ladislao il Magnanimo di Napoli; Hungarian: Nápolyi László; 15 February 1377 – 6 August 1414) was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem and Sicily, titular Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1386–1414), and titular King of Hungary and Croatia (1390–1414). He was the last male of the senior Angevin line.
He was named in honor of the King Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary, who was highly venerated by the Angevin Kings Charles I of Hungary and Louis I of Hungary, considered the model of the perfect King, Knight, and Christian man in Central Europe during that time. Ladislaus of Naples became a skilled political and military leader, protector and controller of Pope Innocent VII; however, he earned a bad reputation concerning his personal life. He profited from disorder throughout Italy to greatly expand his kingdom and his power, appropriating much of the Papal States to his own use. Moreover, he murdered many of his enemies.
He was born in Naples, the son of Charles III and Margaret of Durazzo. He spent his early life with his family in the royal court of Naples, and in 1381 he was created Duke of Calabria and heir by Charles III.
He became King of Naples at the age of nine (1386) under his mother's regency. At the time the kingdom saw a rebellion of the barons (fomented by Pope Urban VI), and there was a risk of a French invasion, since in 1385 the pope had assigned the throne to Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, then head of the junior Angevin line. Urban VI refused to recognize Ladislaus, and in 1387 called a crusade against him. Margaret and her son at the time controlled not much more than Naples and its neighborhood. After turmoil broke out in the city, they fled to the fortress of Gaeta, while Naples was occupied by an Angevin army led by Otto of Brunswick, widower of Joanna I of Naples, who had named Louis' father as her heir.
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