René the Good
| René I | |
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1474 portrait by Nicolas Froment
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| King of Naples | |
| Reign | 2 February 1435 – 2 June 1442 |
| Predecessor | Joanna II |
| Successor | Alfonso I |
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Duke of Anjou Count of Provence |
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| Reign | 12 November 1434 – 10 July 1480 |
| Predecessor | Louis III |
| Successor | Charles IV |
| Born | René of Anjou 16 January 1400 Angers, Anjou, France |
| Died | 10 July 1480 (aged 80) Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France |
| Burial | Angers Cathedral, Angers |
| Spouse |
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (m. 1419–53); her death Jeanne de Laval (m. 1454–80); his death |
| Issue |
John II, Duke of Lorraine Louis of Anjou Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine Margaret, Queen of England |
| House | Valois-Anjou |
| Father | Louis II of Naples |
| Mother | Yolande of Aragon |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
René of Anjou (Occitan: Rainièr d'Anjau; French: René d'Anjou; 1409–1480), also known as René I of Naples (Italian: Renato I di Napoli) and Good King René (Occitan: Rai Rainièr lo Bòn; French: Le bon roi René), was count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar (1430–80), Duke of Lorraine (1431–53), Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence (1434–80), King of Naples (1435–42; titular 1442–80), titular King of Jerusalem (1438–80) and Aragon including Sicily, Majorca and Corsica (1466–70).
René was born on January 16, 1409 in the castle of Angers. He was the second son of Duke Louis II of Anjou, King of Sicily (comprising Naples and other parts of southern Italy), by Yolanda of Aragon. René was the brother of Marie of Anjou, who married the future Charles VII and became Queen of France.
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