Joanna I of Naples
She inherited Naples from Robert and faced a crisis after the murder of her husband Andrew of Anjou. Invasions by Louis of Hungary, the power of her second husband Louis of Taranto and her choice of Louis of Anjou as heir turned the Neapolitan succession into a European conflict.
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Key details
Birth: 1326 Documented
Death: 12 May 1382 Documented
Role: Queen of Naples
Other recorded names: Joan I of Naples
Dynasty: Anjou · ES
Territories: Naples (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Johanna I., Neapel, Königin
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
7 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1326
The authority record gives the birth as 1326. - DeathDocumented
12 May 1382
The authority record gives the death as 1382-05-12.
Family and relationships (1/4 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Charles, Duke of Calabria
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherDocumented
Marie of Valois
The authority record identifies Marie of Valois (GND 1346358923) as mother. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Andrew, Duke of Calabria
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Louis of Taranto
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Queen · Naples · 1343–1382
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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Family
Charles, Duke of Calabria · ESDuke1298 – 1328Marie of Valois · ESConsort1309 – 1331Andrew, Duke of Calabria · ESConsort1327 – 1345Louis of Taranto · ESKing1320 – 1362Same dynasty
Maria of Calabria · ESNoble1329 – 1366Eleanor of Anjou · ESConsort1289 – 1341Robert of Naples · ESKing1278 – 1343Blanche of Anjou · ESConsort1280 – 1310Margaret of Anjou · ESConsort1273 – 1299Isabella of Anjou · ESConsort1261 – 1303In their lifetime
Charles of Durazzo“the Short”Charles III of Naples and Charles II of Hungary1345 – 1386Ladislaus of Naples · ESKing1377 – 1414Louis II of Anjou · ESDuke / Titular king1377 – 1417Louis I of Anjou · ESDuke / Titular king1339 – 1384Robert of Naples · ESKing1278 – 1343
Joanna II of Naples · ESQueen? – 1435