Ladislaus of Naples
(romanticizing illustration from 1920)
Ladislaus of Naples , also Ladislaus the Magnanimous , (* July 1376 ; † August 6, 1414 in Naples ) was King of Naples since 1386 , Croatian-Hungarian counter-king and titular king of Jerusalem , since 1406 also Prince of Taranto .
Life
Ladislaus was the only son of King Charles III. of Naples , who was briefly King of Hungary as Charles II and was murdered in 1386 during the battle for the Hungarian crown. Ladislaus was nine years old at the time, so that his rule was initially under the reign of his mother Margarethe von Durazzo . From 1390 to 1399 his kingship was fought against by Ludwig II of Anjou , who had inherited the claim to the throne from his father, Ludwig I of Anjou , the adoptive son of Queen Johanna I.
Ladislaus was a seasoned politician and military man who took advantage of the anarchy within Italy to greatly expand his kingdom and power. In particular, he succeeded in bringing the papacy under Innocent VII (1404–1406) under his control.
From 1390 he also raised claims to Dalmatia , Croatia and Hungary , which opposed the claims of Emperor Sigismund , the husband of Queen Maria of Hungary . Although he was crowned Croatian-Hungarian king in Zadar in 1403 , he was unable to assert himself militarily against Sigismund. In 1409 he sold his legal claims to Dalmatia for 100,000 ducats to the Republic of Venice .
Ladislaus was married three times. His first wife was Konstanze von Clermont since 1390, daughter of Count Manfred, from whom he was divorced in 1392. His second wife was Maria, daughter of James I, King of Cyprus (* 1382, † September 4, 1404) since February 12, 1402 . His third wife was Maria d'Enghien († May 9, 1446), daughter of Johann. Since he had no children from any of these marriages, his sister Johanna II inherited the throne after his death .
literature
- Salvatore Fodale: Ladislaus of Anjou-Durazzo . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 5, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-7608-8905-0 , Sp. 1609 f.
- Andreas Kiesewetter: Ladislao d'Angiò Durazzo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 63: Labroca-Laterza. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ladislaus of Naples in genealogy.euweb.cz . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Friedrich Jäger: Bosniaks, Croats, Serbs. A guide to their history. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-631-37503-4 , p. 53.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles III |
King of Naples 1386-1414 |
Joan II |
| Raimondo Orsini del Balzo |
Prince of Taranto 1406–1414 |
Jacob II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ladislaus of Naples |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ladislaus of Anjou; Ladislaus of Durazzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Naples and Titular King of Jerusalem, Prince of Taranto |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1376 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1414 |
| Place of death | Naples |