Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Charles Martel d'Anjou
- See also Charles Martel (676-741).
Charles Martel (September 8 1271 - Naples August 12 1295), also known as Charles I Martel, Charles Martel d'Anjou, and (in Italian) Carlo Martello' was the son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. He was a titular King of Hungary from 1290 to 1295 and married Klementia von Habsburg (d.1295), daughter of Emperor Rudolf I.
Their son Charles Robert became King Charles I of Hungary. Their daughter Clemence d'Anjou (1293 - 1328) married on August 13 1315 to Louis X of France and was the mother of John I of France.
Charles was apparently known personally to Dante: in the Divine Comedy the poet speaks warmly of and to Charles's spirit when they meet in the Heaven of Venus.
Last updated: 05-23-2005 23:53:00
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details