Philip II of Taranto

Philip II of Taranto (1329–November 25, 1374): of the Angevin house, Prince of Achaea and Taranto, titular Emperor of Constantinople.

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1329 - November 25 - 1374 - Angevin - Prince of Achaea - Taranto - Titular Emperor of Constantinople

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He was the son of Philip I of Taranto and Catherine II of Valois.

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Upon the execution of his cousin Charles, Duke of Durazzo in 1348, he succeeded as King of Albania. In April, 1355 he married Mary of Naples, daughter of Charles, duke of Calabria, and Mary of Valois. In 1364, he succeeded as titular Emperor of Constantinople, and Prince of Achaea and Taranto on the death of his half-brother, Robert. His wife Mary died in 1366, and in 1368, Karl Thopia captured Durazzo and brought an end to the Angevin Kingdom of Albania. On October 20, 1370 he took as his second wife Elisabeth of Slavonia, daughter of Stephen, Duke of Transylvania, Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia, and Margaret of Bavaria. In 1373, he resigned his rights to the Principality of Achaea to Joan I of Naples. He died November 25, 1374 in Taranto.

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Charles, Duke of Durazzo - 1348 - King of Albania - April - 1355 - Charles, duke of Calabria - 1364 - Emperor of Constantinople - Achaea - Taranto - Robert - 1366 - 1368 - Karl Thopia - Durazzo - October 20 - 1370 - 1373 - Joan I of Naples - November 25 - 1374

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All his children had died young. His heir was his sister's son James of Baux, Prince of Andria.

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