Ludwig of Durazzo
Ludwig von Durazzo (Italian: Luigi di Durazzo ; * 1324 ; † July 22, 1362 in Naples ) was a Count of Gravina from the older house of Anjou from 1336 until his death .
Ludwig was a younger son of Duke Johann von Durazzo and his second wife Agnes de Périgord. Together with his brothers at the court of Queen Joan I of Naples , he competed with the cousins of Anjou-Taranto. Furthermore, he was vicar of his older brother Karl in the "Kingdom of Albania" and envoy of Naples to the Curia in Rome . In 1347, King Ludwig I of Hungary invaded southern Italy to avenge the murder of his brother Andreas , Queen Joan's first husband. While the Queen fled to Provence with her second husband, Ludwig von Taranto , Ludwig stayed with his brothers in Naples in the hope of being able to benefit from this situation. However, the eldest Karl was made responsible for the murder and beheaded. Ludwig and his brother Robert were brought to Hungary as prisoners.
After he was released there in 1352, he returned to Naples, where he took over the leadership of the Anjou-Durazzo and waged a real civil war against the Queen and the Anjou-Taranto. Defeated by Ludwig von Taranto in 1360, he was imprisoned in the Castell dell'Ovo in 1362 . He died there a little later, presumably from the poison Queen Johanna had ordered for him. He was buried in Santa Chiara / Naples.
Ludwig von Durazzo was married to Margarete di Sanseverino . They had three children, but only one of them survived childhood.
- Karl von Durazzo (* 1345; † February 24, 1386), King of Naples (as Charles III.) And Hungary (as Charles II.)
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| SURNAME | Ludwig of Durazzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ludwig von Gravina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Gravina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1324 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1362 |
| Place of death | Naples |