Charles I of Sicily

Charles of Anjou (1227–1285), also Charles I of Sicily. He was King of Sicily 1262–1282 (and under that title, King of Naples 1282–1285), King of Albania 1272–1285, King of Jerusalem 1277–1285, Prince of Achaea 1278–1285, Count of Provence and Forcalquier 1246–1285, and Count of Anjou and Maine 1247–1285. He was the posthumous son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile, and hence brother to Louis IX of France and Alphonse of Toulouse. He conquered the Kingdom of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen in 1266 and began to acquire lands in the eastern Mediterranean. However, the Sicilian Vespers freed Sicily from his control, and the resulting war forced him to abandon his plans to reassemble the Latin Empire.

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1227 - 1285 - King of Sicily - 1262 - 1282 - King of Albania - 1272 - King of Jerusalem - 1277 - Prince of Achaea - 1278 - Count of Provence and Forcalquier - 1246 - Anjou - Maine - 1247 - Louis VIII of France - Blanche of Castile - Louis IX of France - Alphonse of Toulouse - Hohenstaufen - 1266 - Mediterranean - Sicilian Vespers - Sicily - Latin Empire

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