The Capetian House of Anjou, founded by Charles I, Louis IX’s brother, ruled in the Mediterranean and gave rise to the Hungarian, Taranto and Durazzo branches.
Arms. Azure, semy of fleurs-de-lis or, a label gules. Arms of Charles I’s Capetian line; later branches used other combinations.
Descent, marriage and inheritance connect houses in different ways. Each documented link retains its own explanation.
From Hugh Capet to Charles IV, the direct royal line shaped the French monarchy; descendants and branches continued in Dreux, Évreux, Valois and Bourbon.
Read the recordCharles I, Louis IX’s brother, founded the Capetian House of Anjou, following the earlier Angevin comital house.
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The branch descended from John, Charles II of Naples’s son. His descendants contested Naples with Joanna I and the Valois-Anjou.
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A Capetian branch from Naples that ruled Hungary and Croatia and temporarily joined those crowns to Poland.
Read the recordCharles Martel, Charles II of Naples’s son, headed the branch from which Charles Robert of Hungary descended.
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Philip, Charles II’s son, founded the Taranto line.
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The dynasty that formed medieval Hungary and reigned until Andrew III’s death in 1301.
Read the record · ESMary, Stephen V of Hungary’s daughter, married Charles II of Anjou. After her brother Ladislaus IV’s death, she claimed the Hungarian inheritance and transmitted her rights to Charles Martel, Charles Robert’s father.
Charles, Louis VIII’s son and Louis IX’s brother, received Anjou in 1246. This began the Capetian House of Anjou, following the earlier Anjou-Gâtinais counts from whom Fulk V and the Plantagenets descended.
Charles conquered the Kingdom of Sicily in 1266. After the Sicilian Vespers of 1282, he retained the mainland kingdom, known as Naples. Charles II’s descendants included Charles Martel, founder of the Hungarian branch, Philip of Taranto and John of Durazzo. Their patrimonies and claims followed their own histories.
Joanna I of Naples adopted Louis I of Valois-Anjou in 1380 and transmitted her succession rights to him. This second Angevin house’s rivalry with Durazzo prolonged the wars for Naples. The first Capetian Angevins bore a red label; Valois-Anjou bore a red bordure.
Charles, Duke of Calabria · ESDuke1298 – 1328
Joanna I of NaplesQueen of Naples1326 – 1382Maria of Calabria · ESNoble1329 – 1366Includes nominal titles, regencies and disputes when recorded. Annual intervals do not establish continuous or exclusive control.
| Person | Territory and title | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles I of Anjou | King · Sicily · ES | 1266–1282 | Effective rule |
| Charles I of Anjou | King · Naples · ES | 1282–1285 | Effective rule |
| Charles II of Naples | King · Naples · ES | 1285–1309 | Effective rule |
| Robert of Naples · ES | King · Naples · ES | 1309–1343 | Effective rule |
| Joanna I of Naples | Queen · Naples · ES | 1343–1382 | Effective rule |
General references do not by themselves verify every relationship or date. Bibliographic titles retain their original language.
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