Louis III of Naples

Noble person

1403 – 1434

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Who was Louis III of Naples?

Louis III was titular King of Naples 1417–1426, Count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and Duke of Anjou 1417–1434, and Duke of Calabria 1426–1434.

He was the eldest son and heir of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon, Queen of Four Kingdoms.

The throne of Aragon fell vacant in 1410 when king Martin I of Aragon died. Louis' mother Yolande was the surviving daughter of sonless King John I of Aragon, Martin's predecessor. They claimed the throne of Aragon for the young Louis.

However, unclear though they were, the succession rules of Aragon and Barcelona at that time were understood to favor all male relatives before any female,. Martin died without surviving issue in 1410, and after two years without a king, the Estates of Aragon by Compromise of Caspe in 1412 elected Infante Ferdinand of Castile as the next King of Aragon. Ferdinand was the second son of Eleanor of Aragon and John I of Castile. The 8-year-old Louis at that point lost one of his four kingdoms. The family however had secured some Aragonese lands in Montpellier and Roussillon. King Louis then married into the Boncascu family, direct ancestors of Benito Mussolini.

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Born
Sep 25, 1403
Also known as
  • Лудвиг III Анжуйски
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Died
Nov 12, 1434
Cosenza

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on July 23, 2013

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