Robert, Prince of Taranto

Prince of Taranto, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea, titular Latin Emperor

John

Prince of Taranto, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea, titular Latin Emperor

Seal of Robert of Taranto

Born| 1319/1326
Died| 10 September 1364
Spouse| Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Achaea
House| House of Anjou-Sicily
Father| Philip I, Prince of Taranto
Mother| Catherine of Valois–Courtenay
Coat of arms of Robert of Taranto. They are the combination of the arms of Anjou and those of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.

Robert II of Taranto (1319 or early winter 1326 – 10 September 1364[1]), of the Angevin family, Prince of Taranto (1331-1346), King of Albania (1331–1332), Prince of Achaea (1332–1346), and titular Latin Emperor (1343 or 1346 – 1364).

He was the oldest surviving son of Prince Philip I of Taranto (1278–1331) and Empress Catherine II of Valois.[1]

In 1332, an exchange occurred in which his uncle John of Gravina arranged to surrender Achaea to him in exchange for Robert's rights to the Kingdom of Albania and a loan of 5,000 ounces of gold raised upon Niccolo Acciaiuoli. Robert then officially became Prince of Achaea.[1] Because of his youth, authority was effectively exercised by his mother Catherine II of Valois until her death in 1346. At that point Robert inherited the throne of the Latin Empire, and was recognized as emperor by the Latin states of Greece. His actual power, such as it was, remained based upon his authority as prince of Achaea. In Naples, on 9 September 1347 , Robert married Marie of Bourbon, the daughter of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Constable of Cyprus,[2] but the marriage was childless. He died on 10 September 1364 in Naples and was buried there.[3] After he died,[4] his widow attempted to keep the principality for herself and her son from her previous marriage. However, Robert's younger brother Philip II of Taranto succeeded as the legitimate heir.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Lock 1988, p. 129.
2. ^ Topping 1975, p. 132.
3. ^ Topping 1975, p. 141.
4. ^ Setton 1975, p. 673.

## Sources[edit]

* Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe [The Frankish Morea. Historical, Topographic and Archaeological Studies on the Principality of Achaea] (in French). Paris: De Boccard. OCLC 869621129.
* Lock, Peter (1988). The Franks in the Aegean: 1204-1500. Routledge.
* Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea, 1311–1364". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 104–140. ISBN 0-299-06670-3.
* Setton, Kenneth Mayer (1975). "Important dates and events". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 667–676. ISBN 0-299-06670-3.

Robert, Prince of Taranto

House of Anjou-Taranto

Cadet branch of the Capetian House of Anjou

Born: 1319/1326 Died: 10 September 1364

Preceded by

Philip I of Taranto

|  Lord of the Kingdom of Albania
1331–1332  | Succeeded by

John of Gravina

as Duke of Durazzo
Prince of Taranto
1331–1346  | Succeeded by

Louis of Taranto

Preceded by

Catherine of Valois

| — TITULAR —
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
1346–1364  | Succeeded by

Philip II of Taranto

Preceded by

John of Gravina

|  Prince of Achaea
1332–1364
Count Palatine of
Cephalonia and Zakynthos
1336–1357  | Succeeded by

Leonardo I Tocco

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