Robert of Naples
He made the Neapolitan court an important political and cultural centre in the Mediterranean. His succession in favour of Joanna I opened a period of conflict between Angevin branches.
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Key details
Birth: 1278 Documented
Death: 19 January 1343 Documented
Role: King
Dynasty: Anjou
Territories: Naples (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Robert I., Neapel, König
- 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 · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1278
The DBI, Britannica and GND give 1278; the year has been corrected.Recorded alternatives: 1277 (the Atlas’s previous value, for which no specific source was located) - DeathDocumented
19 January 1343
The authority record gives the death as 1343-01-19.
Family and relationships (0/4 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Charles II of Naples
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Violant of Aragon and Sicily
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Sancha of Majorca
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King · Naples · 1309–1343
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 II of NaplesKing1254 – 1309Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples · ESConsort1257 – 1323Violant of Aragon and Sicily · ESNoble1273 – 1302Sancha of Majorca · ESConsort1285 – 1345
Charles, Duke of CalabriaDuke1298 – 1328