Maria of Calabria
| Maria of Calabria | |
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Tomb in Santa Chiara, in Naples
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| Born | 6 May 1329 |
| Died | 20 May 1366 (aged 37) |
| Burial | Santa Chiara Basilica |
| Spouse |
Charles, Duke of Durazzo m. 1343 – wid. 1348 Robert, Lord of Baux and Count of Avellino m. 1350 - wid. 1353 Philip II, Prince of Taranto and Achaea, titular Latin Emperor m. 1355 – her death |
| Issue |
Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo Agnes, Latin Empress Margaret, Queen of Naples |
| House | Capetian House of Anjou |
| Father | Charles, Duke of Calabria |
| Mother | Maria of Valois |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Maria of Calabria (6 May 1329 – 20 May 1366) was a Neapolitan princess of the Capetian House of Anjou whose descendants inherited the crown of Naples following the death of her older sister, Queen Joanna I.
Maria was the fifth and posthumous child of Charles, Duke of Calabria (eldest son of King Robert the Wise of Naples), and Marie of Valois (sister of King Philip VI of France). She was born approximately six months following her father's death, on 9 November 1328. At the time of her birth, from her older three sisters and one brother, only Joanna, born in March 1328, was alive. Two years later, on 23 October 1331, Marie of Valois died during a pilgrimage to Bari, leaving Maria and her older sister (now heiress of the throne of Naples) orphans. Both were raised at the court of their paternal grandfather, King Robert, in Naples.
By a bull dated on 30 June 1332, Pope John XXII officially decreed that Maria and her older sister would be married to the sons of the King of Hungary, Charles I Robert: Joanna was betrothed with Andrew, while Maria was destined to his older brother and heir of the Hungarian throne, Louis; however, this engagement was conditioned that if Joanna died before her marriage could be consummated, then Maria would marry Andrew. In this way, King Robert wanted to reconcile his bloodline with the descendants of his older brother, deprived from the crown of Naples in his favor.
The king died on 20 January 1343. By the provisions of his will, her elder sister Joanna was to become ruler of Naples, while Maria was not only given the County of Alba and a vast inheritance but also was confirmed her betrothal with Prince Louis of Hungary, or in the case that this union never happened, the king instructed that she then could marry John, Duke of Normandy, heir of the French throne (although he was already married since 1332).
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