Philip II of Taranto

Philip II of Taranto (Italian: Filippo di Taranto ; * 1329 ; † November 25, 1374 in Taranto ) was a prince of Taranto and Achaia , and titular emperor of Constantinople from the older house of Anjou . He was the youngest son of Philip I of Taranto and his second wife Katharina von Valois-Courtenay .

Coat of arms of Philip II of Taranto

In April 1355 Philip married his cousin Maria of Naples, the second daughter of Duke Charles of Calabria . Maria was the sister of Queen Johanna I of Naples , to whom his second oldest brother Ludwig was married. After Ludwig's death in 1362, Philip inherited the Principality of Taranto, he was still considered the testamentary heir of his eldest brother Robert and after his death in 1364 inherited the Principality of Achaia and the empty emperor of Constantinople (as Philip III). Philip pursued his own goals for the throne and feuded the cousins ​​from the Anjou-Durazzo line. On October 20, 1370 he married another cousin, Elisabeth of Slavonia. She was the daughter of Prince Stephan of Hungary , Duke of Transylvania and Slavonia, and Margaret of Bavaria.

In 1373 Philip transferred the Principality of Achaia to Queen Joan I of Naples. With his death a year later, the line of the Anjou-Taranto died out in the male line. He named his nephew Jacques des Baux , who was a son of his sister Margarete, as his heir as Prince of Taranto and Emperor of Constantinople .

Children from his first marriage were:

• Philip III (* 1356, † young), Prince of Taranto
• Karl (* 1358, † young)
• Philipp (* 1360, † young)
• Child († 1362)
• Child († 1366)

From his second marriage he had a son, Philipp (* 1371, † young)

See also: History of Taranto

Web link

• Material collection at genealogie-mittelalter.de

predecessor	Office	successor
Ludwig	Prince of Taranto 1362–1374	Jacques des Baux
Robert	Prince of Achaia 1364-1373	Joan I of Naples