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Vigorito Genealogy History - References People in the duchy of Naples and Salerno seem to accept Muslim presence in Bari and the rest of Southern Italy, but the Carolingean rulers aim to rid the Italian peninsula of all Saracen invaders. Salerno, which was controlled by Sicard and the Lombards attack Amalfi (controlled by the duchy of Naples) and transport to Salerno many Amalfian citizens who appeared to be partial to Sicard. 835: Naples, fearing that Sicard would attempt to take over the duchy of Naples, hire Arab mercenaries (Aghlabids from Sicily?) to help defend their city-state against a Lombard takeover. pirate.shu.edu /~vigorimi/genealogy/first_millenium_AD.html   (3780 words)

Vigorito Genealogy History - References 836, July 4: Sicard signs a multi-clause treaty with Naples known as the Pactum Sicardi; this document outlined agreements that would keep peace between the Lombards and the duchy of Naples and their Saracen defenders. 835: Naples, fearing that Sicard would attempt to take over the duchy of Naples, hire Arab mercenaries (Aghlabids from Sicily?) to help defend their city-state against a Lombard takeover. Benevento had been a venerable Roman city and was now the center of the duchy of Benevento. pirate.shu.edu /~vigorimi/genealogy/first_millenium_AD.html   (3780 words)

René I of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia By his marriage treaty (1419) with Isabel, elder daughter of Charles I, Duke of Lorraine, he became heir to the duchy of Bar, which was claimed as the inheritance of his mother Yolande, and, in right of his wife, heir to the duchy of Lorraine. René's captivity, and the poverty of the Angevin resources due to his ransom, enabled Alfonso V of Aragon, who had been first adopted and then repudiated by Joan II, to make some headway in the kingdom of Naples, especially as he was already in possession of the island of Sicily. When Louis of Bar died in 1430 René came into sole possession of his duchy, and in the next year, on his father-in-law's death, he succeeded to the duchy of Lorraine. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rene_I_of_Naples   (1512 words)

René I of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia By his marriage treaty (1419) with Isabel, elder daughter of Charles I, Duke of Lorraine, he became heir to the duchy of Bar, which was claimed as the inheritance of his mother Yolande, and, in right of his wife, heir to the duchy of Lorraine. He had succeeded to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples through the deaths of his brother Louis III and of Joan II, queen of Naples, the last heir of the earlier dynasty. When Louis of Bar died in 1430 René came into sole possession of his duchy, and in the next year, on his father-in-law's death, he succeeded to the duchy of Lorraine. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rene_I_of_Naples   (1512 words)

Campania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 After the fall of Rome, the Goths and the Byzantines occupied the region; it later became part of the Lombard duchy of Benevento (except Naples and Amalfi, which were independent republics). Naples is the capital of Campania, which is divided into Benevento, Caserta, Naples, and Salerno provs. The central coast of the region is mostly high and rocky, with volcanic ridges and the crater of Vesuvius. www.bartleby.com /65/ca/Campania.html   (353 words)

War of the Polish Succession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don Charles was forced to give up not only his rights to Tuscany but also his previous Duchy of Parma, which was given to the Austirans, but he was richly compensated by being confirmed instead as king of Naples and Sicily. Specifically, he hoped to secure Mantua for the elder son, Don Carlos, who was already Duke of Parma and had the expectation of Tuscany; and the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily for the younger son, Don Felipe. Augustus was confirmed as king of Poland, Stanislas being compensated with the Duchy of Lorraine (which would thus pass, on his death, through his daughter to the French), while the former Duke of Lorraine, Francis Stephen, was made heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, which he inherited in 1737. www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/War_of_the_Polish_Succession   (353 words)

THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE His great-grandson, the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) united in his person the Imperial Crown, the hugely wealthy Duchies of Burgundy and Brabant, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and the Crown of Spain and was the last to receive Papal coronation. The Duchy of Luxembourg was raised to the status of Grand Duchy and added to the Kingdom of the United Netherlands (until 1890 when it passed to the Duke of Nassau), as were the former Austrian Netherlands, until they gained their independence as the Kingdom of the Belgians in 1830. The Kingdom of Westphalia was created for Jerome Bonaparte after territories seized from Hannover, Brunswick and various ecclesiastical states on the right bank of the Rhine but ceased to exist in 1814 when its lands were redistributed - those on the Rhine being given as a prize to the King of Prussia. www.chivalricorders.org /nobility/holyroman   (353 words)

René I of Naples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia René's captivity, and the poverty of the Angevin resources due to his ransom, enabled Alfonso V of Aragon, who had been first adopted and then repudiated by Joan II, to make some headway in the kingdom of Naples, especially as he was already in possession of the island of Sicily. When Louis of Bar died in 1430 René came into sole possession of his duchy, and in the next year, on his father-in-law's death, he succeeded to the duchy of Lorraine. After appointing a regency in Bar and Lorraine, he visited his provinces of Anjou and Provence, and in 1438 set sail for Naples, which had been held for him by the Duchess Isabel. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rene_d'Anjou   (1512 words)

HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF BOURBON son of John II, King of France, and became extinct with the death of René of Anjou, titular King of Naples (d 1480). son of Robert II, king of France (d 1031), was granted Duchy of Burgundy, his descendants became extinct in the legitimate male line in 1361 when the Duchy of Burgundy reverted to the Crown; Henry of Burgundy (d 1112), 2 The Lordship of Bourbon was acquired by Robert of France, Count of Clermont (1256-1317), yr son of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) (1250-1318), by his marriage to Beatrice, dau and heiress of Jean of Burgundy (d 1268) and Agnes of Dampierre. www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/bourbon/bourbon.htm   (978 words)

Tarascon, René 1st, known as " The Good " , of the 3rd House of Anjou, reigned in the 15th century. King of Naples (1438 – 1442), Titular King of Sicily (1434 – 1480) and nominal King of Jerusalem. After he finally lost Naples (1462-1463), René considered it vital to strengthen his County of Provence; a possession totally independent of the Crown of France. He transferred the Duchy of Lorraine to his son Jean de Calabre (1453) and entrusted the administration of the Duchy of Bar to his son in law, Ferry II de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1456). www.tarascon.org /en/histoire_rene.php   (3497 words)

Naples Hotel Italy Travel Articles and Guidebook of Naples Hotels Italy In the early Middle Ages, Naples was the headquarters of the Duchy of Naples, which was ruled from Byzantium. This church, one of the most important mediaeval monuments in Naples, was built in 1310-28, probably by Gagliardo Primario, and was transformed in the 18th century by the addition of some lavish Baroque decoration by D.A. Vaccaro and then Giovanni Del Gaizo. Further north are the catacombs ant the church of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples. www.ondaverde.it /napolii.htm   (989 words)

ROBERT (2 DUKES OF NORMANDY) - LoveToKnow Article on ROBERT (2 DUKES OF NORMANDY) ROBERT (1275-1343), king of Naples, was the son of Charles II., duke of Anjou and king of Naples, and in his youth took part in several expeditions to Sicily with the object of wresting the island from Frederick III. The notable gain to France during this reign was the duchy of Burgundy, which Robert claimed on the death of his uncle, Duke Henry, in 1001. ROBERT I. (a 865-923), king of France, or king of the Franks, was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, or Eudes, who became king of the western Franks in 888. www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROBERT_2_DUKES_OF_NORMANDY_.htm   (2227 words)

Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc. Anjou was revived as a Duchy for Charles, the brother of King Louis IX of France, in 1246. William VIII of Aquitaine acquired the Duchy of Gascony in 1052. Charles lost Sicily, but his descendants would rule Poland and Hungary as well as Naples, until the death of Joanna II in 1435. www.friesian.com /flanders.htm   (2227 words)

Kingdoms of Italy - Benevento & Spoleto This and the Duchy of Spoleto were initially part of the Lombard kingdom. Napoleon Bonaparte attaches Benevento to the Kingdom of Naples. Duchy is resurrected by the Franks as a dependent margraviate. www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsEurope/ItalyBenevento.htm   (165 words)

WHKMLA : History of Savoy-Piemont, 1660-1730 The Dukes of Savoy, in dynastic union, had combined the Duchy of Savoy and a number of territories in northwestern Italy, summarily referred to as PIEMONT. Jurisdiction was based on Roman law, except in the Duchy of Aosta, in the Milanese territory and on Sardinia. of Spain died; according to his testament, Philippe V., Duke of Anjou (a Bourbon, supported by Louis XV.) was to inherit Spain, Naples and Milan; this meant that Savoy was almost encircled by Bourbon territory. www.zum.de /whkmla/region/italy/piem16601730.html   (1004 words)

REGGIO NELL' EMILIA - LoveToKnow Article on REGGIO NELL' EMILIA REGGIO NELL" EMILIA, a city and episcopal see of Emilia, taly, the capital of the province of Reggio nell' Emilia (till 859 part of the duchy of Modena), 38 m. It is the terminus of the railways from Naples along the west coast and from Metaponto along the east coast of Calabria. Lodovico Ariosto, the poet (1474-1533), was)orn in Reggio, and his father's house is still preserved. www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RE/REGGIO_NELL_EMILIA.htm   (1004 words)

House of Bourbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Napoleon conquered Parma in 1800 and compenstated the Bourbon duke with Etruria, a new kingdom he created from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. At the conclusion of peace on November 13, 1738 Parma was ceded to Austria in exchange for Naples and Sicily. In the Treaty of The Hague signed on February 17, 1720 Philip renounced his claim to Sardinia and Sicily, but assured the ascension of his eldest son with Elizabeth to the Duchy of Parma upon the current duke’s death. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Bourbon   (4658 words)

Etrurian Kingdom (1801-1807) (Italy) The Dukes of Parma were, in order, Carlo I (later to become king of Naples as Carlo VII, giving rise to the Bourbon-Sicilia branch, and later king of Spain, as Carlos III, giving rise to the present Spanish branch), followed at Parma by his brother Filippo, head of the Parma branch of the Bourbons. The Bourbon-Parma descend from Philip V king of Spain (grandson of Louis XIV and the first Bourbon king of Spain) and Elisabetta Farnese, heir to the Duchy of Parma. Then at her death the Duchy of Parma reverted back to the Bourbon Parma. www.flagspot.com /flags/it-etrur.html   (606 words)

Batailles At that time Italy was divided in a multitude of States, basically we had, the states (Duchy of Lombardy and the Kingdom of Naples) member of the Spanish crone; the duchies of Tuscany, Savoy and Mantua, the Papacy, the Republics of Venice and Genoa and some minor states. The battles of St Quentin and Gravelines, recognised the end of the French dream in Italy and the impossibility for the Spanish King to recover the Duchy of Burgundy, the peace was signed in Cateau Cambresis in 1559. Campaign in the Duchy of Mantua in 1630: Spanish and Imperial victory over a pro-French Italian coalition. www.geocities.com /ao1617/Battle.html   (606 words)

WHKMLA : History of Lorraine, 1445-1508 King Rene was mainly occupied with Italian policy; in 1453 he transferred Lorraine to Jean of Calabria (Duchy of Lorraine), while he held on to Bar and Naples. regained the Duchy of Lorraine; Bar, until 1485, was occupied by the French. failed to get recognition of his claims on the Duchy of Bar from King Louis XII. www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/lorraine14451508.html   (606 words)

Napoleon Bonaparte's Family : Sister : Caroline Bonaparte The couple was given the Duchy of Berg in 1806 and, in 1808, the Kingdom of Naples. Caroline was the youngest of Napoleon's sisters and he was very happy that she married one of his closest lieutenants - Joachim Murat - in 1800. Effectively ruling the nation while her husband was fighting for France, Caroline proved able and popular. www.napoleonguide.com /family_carol.htm   (80 words)

GAL Such a new state, developed as a matter of fact even if not by right, bordered in the north with the Duchy of Naples, and in the south with the Longobard Principalities of Benevento and Salerno, born from the fragmentation of the old Duchy. Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, was far away, and the real enemy of the free towns, became the Longobard Duchy of Benevento, which had once fostered the decline of the Byzantine supremacy in this land. The dissensions between Longobards and Byzantines allowed first Sorrento, and then amalfi, to obtain their complete independence: then the free Duchy of Sorrento and the Republic of Amalfi were born. www.galcostiera.it /english/frame3/costiera/amalfi.asp   (1984 words)

Around Naples Encyclopedia 21 Three duchies were now contiguous: the independent Duchy of Naples, the still vast (in spite of the civil war) Duchy of Benevento, and the new Duchy of Salerno. The Duchy of Benevento underwent a civil war in the 830s. San Gennaro was the Bishop of Benevento and was beheaded at Pozzuoli in 304 during Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. faculty.ed.umuc.edu /~jmatthew/naples/blog21.htm   (9381 words)

AllRefer.com - Chieti, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia Chieti was in the duchy of Benevento (7th cent.), fell to the Normans (1078), and thereafter was in the kingdom of Naples. The city occupies the site of the Roman Teate Marrucinorum, of which ruins remain. It has a fine Romanesque cathedral (11th cent.), a 14th-century tower, and a university. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Chieti.html   (197 words)

The Italy Travel Guide Accommodation, and Places to Visit From the 11th century, it shared the fortunes of the Kingdom of Sicily (later of Naples and of the Two Sicilies) though it was held by various local overlords (of which the most famous was Monforte) until the seventeenth century. A centre of medieval origin, it was part of the Lombard Duchy of Benevento. www.ciaodarling.com /italy/molise/campobasso.htm   (827 words)

Paradox Interactive Forums - List of all tags Sicily is a duchy in the 1066 scenario but a kingdom in the 1337 scenario. I believe a tag is defined as a duchy or a kingdom in 1066_scenario_titles.eug or somesuch. Bohemia is both duchy (DBOH) and kingdom (BOHE). www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=142356   (827 words)

Italy The Duchy of Parma was detached by the Emperor Charles V from Milan to be added to the Papal States, but Pope Paul III (1534-1549), Paolo Farnese, used it for his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi, instead. The Duchy of Florence was upgraded to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1569, and Cosimo's line continued until 1737. The son of Giovanna and Giovanni, Francesco Maria, then succeeds to the Duchy, which is then in the possession of the della Roveres until the male line fails and the territory reverts to the Papacy. www.friesian.com /italia.htm   (9545 words)

Kings of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles VI 1711–1740, who lost the Kingdom of Naples in 1734 to a Bourbon prince, the future Charles III of Spain, and renounced his claims, retaining his titles to Naples and Jerusalem during his lifetime. Charles II 1490–1496 On the death of Charles, the Duchy of Savoy passed to his heir-male Philip, and the Dukes of Savoy continued to claim Jerusalem. However, in 1441, control of the Kingdom of Naples was lost to Alfonso V of Aragon, who also claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem thereby. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_Jerusalem   (1967 words)

Royal Bookplates (House of Bourbon-Anjou, Spain & Two Sicilies) By the Treaties that ended the War of the Polish Succession, Charles had to abandon the Duchy of Parma and his pretensions to Tuscany, which were given to Francis, duke of Lorraine, future emperor Francis I of Austria. Charles VII (1716- 1788), King of Naples (1735-1759), of Sicily (1738-1759) & of Jerusalem, (I), Duke of Parme (1731-35), & Charles III, King of Spain (1759-88) Charles de Bourbon in turn was given the Crown of the Two-Sicilies and the tiltle of King of Jerusalem by the Pope (1738). www.geocities.com /Athens/Olympus/4369/Bookplate/royal_3a.htm   (818 words)

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