Charles Martel d'Anjou

:See also Charles Martel (676-741).

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Charles Martel (September 8 1271 – August 12 1295, Naples), also known as Charles I Martel, Charles Martel d'Anjou, and (in Italian) Carlo Martello' was the son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. He was the titular King of Hungary 1290–1295 and married Klementia von Habsburg (d.1295), daughter of Emperor Rudolf I.

Related Topics:
September 8 - 1271 - August 12 - 1295 - Naples - Anjou - Charles II of Naples - Stephen V of Hungary - 1290 - Habsburg - Emperor Rudolf I

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They had three children:

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• Charles Robert (1288–1342), King of Hungary
• Beatrix (1290–1354, Grenoble), married on May 25, 1296 Jean II de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin du Viennois
• Clemence (February 1293 – October 12, 1328, Paris), married in Paris on August 13, 1315 Louis X of France

Charles was apparently known personally to Dante: in the Divine Comedy the poet speaks warmly of and to Charles's spirit when they meet in the Heaven of Venus.

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Dante - Divine Comedy

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