Charles Martel of Anjou
| Charles Martel of Anjou | |
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| titular King of Hungary | |
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| Born | 8 September 1271 |
| Died | 12 August 1295 (aged 23) |
| Burial | Naples Cathedral |
| Spouse | Klementia of Habsburg |
| Issue |
Charles I of Hungary Beatrix of Hungary Clementia of Hungary |
| House |
House of Anjou-Sicily House of Anjou-Hungary (founder) |
| Father | Charles II of Naples |
| Mother | Maria of Hungary |
Charles Martel (Hungarian: Martell Károly; 8 September 1271 – 12 August 1295) of the Angevin dynasty was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. The 18-year-old Charles Martel was set up by Pope Nicholas IV and the ecclesiastical party as the titular King of Hungary (1290–1295) as successor of his maternal uncle, the childless Ladislaus IV of Hungary against whom the Pope had already earlier declared a crusade.
He never managed to govern the Kingdom of Hungary, where an agnate of the Árpád dynasty, his cousin Andrew III of Hungary ruled at that time. Charles Martel was, however, successful in asserting his claim in the Kingdom of Croatia, then in personal union with Hungary.
Charles Martel died young in Naples, during the lifetime of his parents. His son, Charles (or Charles Robert), later succeeded in winning the throne of Hungary.
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 (in Paradiso VIII).
Family
He married Klementia of Habsburg (d. 1295), daughter of Rudolph I, Holy Roman Emperor.
They had three children:
- Charles I of Hungary (1288–1342), King of Hungary
- Beatrix (1290–1354, Grenoble), married on 25 May 1296 Jean II de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin du Viennois
- Clementia (February 1293 – 12 October 1328, Paris), married in Paris on 13 August 1315 Louis X of France
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References
| Charles Martel of Anjou Born: 8 September 1271 Died: 12 August 1295 | ||
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| Preceded by Ladislaus IV |
King of Croatia 1290–1295 |
Succeeded by Andrew II |
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— TITULAR — King of Hungary 1290–1295 |
Vacant Title next held by Charles I |
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Further reading
- (French) Coat of arms of the House of Anjou-Sicily on the French Wikipedia
- (French) House of Anjou-Sicily on the French Wikipedia
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