René of Anjou
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René of Anjou (Italian: Renato; Occitan: Rainièr; 16 January 1409 – 10 July 1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples as René I from 1435 to 1442 (then deposed). Having spent his last years in Aix-en-Provence, he is known in France as the Good King René (Occitan: Rei Rainièr lo Bòn; French: Le bon roi René).
René I | |
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King of Naples | |
Reign | 2 February 1435 – 2 June 1442 |
Predecessor | Joanna II |
Successor | Alfonso I |
Duke of Anjou Count of Provence | |
Reign | 12 November 1434 – 10 July 1480 |
Predecessor | Louis III |
Successor | Charles IV |
Born | René of Anjou 16 January 1409[1] Château d'Angers, Angers, Anjou, France |
Died | 10 July 1480(1480-07-10) (aged 71) Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France |
Burial | Angers Cathedral, Angers |
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House | Valois-Anjou |
Father | Louis II of Naples |
Mother | Yolande of Aragon |
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René was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou, a cadet branch of the French royal house, and the great-grandson of John II of France. He was a prince of the blood, and for most of his adult life also the brother-in-law of the reigning king Charles VII of France. Other than the aforementioned titles, he was for several years also Duke of Bar and Duke of Lorraine.