The Kingdom of Naples was created in 1282 as a result of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, where the Island of Sicily revolted and was conquered by the Crown of Aragon. The first King of Naples was Charles I of Anjou, the youngest son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. Charles was married twice, first [read more]
Marie of Valois was born in 1309 as the daughter of Charles of Valois by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon. She was a half-sister of Philip VI of France. At the age of just 14, she married the heir to the Kingdom of Naples, Charles, Duke of Calabria. Her husband was nine years older and [read more]
Joanna of Naples was born in March 1328 and would turn out to be the first of only two surviving children of Charles, Duke of Calabria and Marie of Valois. She had three elder siblings, who all died young. Her father was the eldest son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon. Charles died in November [read more]
I’ve had this book for a while now, and I even own a second book by this author, Four Queens, the Provencal Sister who ruled Europe. This book was originally released in 2010, so I guess I’m a bit late on my review, ha! Although there’s never a bad time to bring to light a Queen! Joanna of [read more]
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