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Philip II of Taranto

Prince of Taranto, 1364–1374, of the House of Anjou-Taranto.

1329 – 1374PrinceAnjou-Taranto · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1329 Pending review

Death: 1374 Pending review

Role: Prince

Dynasty: Anjou-Taranto · ES

Territories: Naples (ES) · Taranto (ES) · Achaea (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Prince · Taranto · Principality Pending review1364–1374Effective rule
Prince · Achaea · Principality Pending review1364–1374Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners
Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Philip II of Taranto. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1364

  • TarantoPrince
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  • AchaeaPrince
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Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Evidence for this profile

7 recorded claims · 7 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1329

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1374

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Philip I of Taranto

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Catherine II of Valois-Courtenay

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Maria of Calabria

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Prince · Taranto · 1364–1374

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Prince · Achaea · 1364–1374

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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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