Philip II, Prince of Taranto
Philip II of Taranto (1329 – 25 November 1374) of the Angevin house, was Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and titular Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip III) from 1364 to his death in 1374.
He was the son of Philip I of Taranto and Catherine of Valois. Upon the execution of his cousin Charles, Duke of Durazzo, in 1348, he succeeded as King of Albania. Shortly after, his older brother Louis married their first cousin, Joanna I of Naples, and became king. In April 1355, Philip married Joanna's younger sister, Maria of Calabria.
In 1364, Philip succeeded as titular Emperor of Constantinople, and Prince of Achaea and Taranto on the death of his oldest brother, Robert.
Maria died in 1366. On 20 October 1370, Philip married yet another Angevin, Elizabeth of Slavonia, former heiress presumptive to the throne of Hungary. In 1373, he resigned his rights to the Principality of Achaea to his cousin and former sister-in-law Joanna. He died on 25 November 1374 in Taranto.
All his children had died young. His heir was his sister's son James of Baux, Duke of Andria.
Family
By his first wife, Maria of Calabria, Philip had five children:
- Philip (1356)
- Charles (1358)
- Philip (1360)
- a child, (1362)
- a child, (1366)
By his second wife, Elisabeth of Slavonia, Philip had:
- Philip (1371)
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Philip II, Prince of Taranto House of Anjou-Taranto Cadet branch of the Capetian House of Anjou Born: 1329 Died: 25 November 1374 | ||
Preceded by Robert of Taranto |
Prince of Achaea 1364–1373 |
Succeeded by Joan I of Naples |
— TITULAR — Latin Emperor of Constantinople 1364–1374 |
Succeeded by James of Baux | |
Preceded by Louis I of Naples |
Prince of Taranto 1364–1374 |
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