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Charles I of Naples and Sicily
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Also Known As Carlo d’Angiò • Charles of Anjou
Born March 1226
Died January 7, 1285 (aged 58) • Foggia • Italy
Title / Office king (1266-1285), Kingdom of Naples

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Charles I of Naples and Sicily
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king of Naples
Joan II
queen of Naples
Joan I
queen of Naples
Ferdinand I
king of the Two Sicilies
Charles II
king of Naples
Ruggiero di Lauria
Italian admiral
Robert
king of Naples
Peter III, painting by Filippo Ariosto, 1587-88; in the Museo Militar, Castillo de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain
Peter III
king of Aragon and Sicily
Fabrizio Ruffo
Italian cardinal and politician
Francesco Caracciolo, duke di Brienza
Italian admiral
Guglielmo Pepe
Italian soldier
Fra Diavolo
Italian guerrilla leader
Niccolò Acciaiuoli
Italian statesman and soldier
Pietro Giannone
Italian historian and jurist
Louis
king of Naples
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Italian condottiere
Ferdinand II
king of Naples
Bernardo, Marquess Tanucci
Italian statesman
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
Christina, engraving by Cornelis Visscher, 1650.
Christina
queen of Sweden

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