Charles V (Maine)
Charles V of Maine (* 1436 ; † 1481 in Marseille ) was Count of Maine , Mortain , Gien and Guise from the younger house of Anjou from 1472 . He was the son of Count Charles IV of Maine and his wife Cobella Ruffo .
In 1474 he married his cousin Johanna von Lothringen (* 1458, † 1480), daughter of Count Frederick II of Vaudémont and Jolande von Anjou , a daughter of his uncle René I of Anjou . The marriage remained childless.
When René died in 1480, Charles inherited the Duchy of Anjou (as Charles IV) and the Counties of Provence and Forcalquier , but not the Duchy of Lorraine, which René had only owned because of his marriage to René's female grandson, René II. , Went. However , Charles took up his uncle's claims to the Kingdom of Naples , the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Jerusalem .
But Karl died the following year. He left Provence and the claim to Naples etc. to the French king , Louis XI. , Anjou and Maine reverted to the Crown as finished Paragans . The county of Guise went to his nephew Ludwig von Armagnac, the son of his half-sister Louise von Anjou (1445-1477).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles IV |
Earl of Maine 1472–1481 |
Crown domain |
| Charles IV |
Count of Guise 1472–1481 |
Louis of Armagnac |
| René I. |
Duke of Anjou Count of Provence 1480–1481 |
Crown domain |
| René I. | Titular king of Naples and Jerusalem 1480–1481 |
Jolande |
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| SURNAME | Charles V |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maine, Charles V of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Maine, Mortain, Gien and Guise, Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence and Forcalquier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1436 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1481 |
| Place of death | Marseille |