Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Capetian House of Anjou
from 1246
Founded when Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), youngest son of Louis VIII and brother of Louis IX, received Anjou and Maine as an apanage (1246) and, by marriage, Provence. Invited by the Papacy to oust the Hohenstaufen, Charles conquered the Kingdom of Sicily, defeating and killing Manfred at Benevento (1266) and executing the young Conradin after Tagliacozzo (1268).
- Existed
- from 1246
- Shown on the map
- 1250–1384
- Peak area
- 60k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Founded when Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), youngest son of Louis VIII and brother of Louis IX, received Anjou and Maine as an apanage (1246) and, by marriage, Provence. Invited by the Papacy to oust the Hohenstaufen, Charles conquered the Kingdom of Sicily, defeating and killing Manfred at Benevento (1266) and executing the young Conradin after Tagliacozzo (1268). He built a Mediterranean power (styling himself King of Albania, Prince of Achaea, eyeing Constantinople), ruling from Naples/Palermo. On Easter Monday, 30 March 1282, the Sicilian Vespers — a popular uprising in Palermo — massacred the French and expelled the Angevins from the island, which offered its crown to Peter III of Aragon (husband of Manfred's heiress Constance). The ensuing War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302) split the realm: the Angevins kept the mainland (the Kingdom of Naples), Aragon the island (the Peace of Caltabellotta, 1302), permanently dividing southern Italy.
Common questions
- What was the Capetian House of Anjou?
- Founded when Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), youngest son of Louis VIII and brother of Louis IX, received Anjou and Maine as an apanage (1246) and, by marriage, Provence. Invited by the Papacy to oust the Hohenstaufen, Charles conquered the Kingdom of Sicily, defeating and killing Manfred at Benevento (1266) and executing the young Conradin after Tagliacozzo (1268).
- When did the Capetian House of Anjou exist?
- The Capetian House of Anjou existed from 1246. On this map it is drawn 1250–1384.
- How large was the Capetian House of Anjou?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Capetian House of Anjou covered about 60,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica and specialist snippets, and flags entries built on unreliable foundations — the 911 treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte known only from Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and Arnaud Amalric's alleged order at Béziers attested only decades after the fact. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Capetian House of Anjou en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_House_of_Anjou
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