26TH GENERATION

63508636. Charles I of Anjou was born in 1236 in France. He Crusader between 1248 and 1250. ⁽⁷⁰²⁾ Between the years 1248 and 1250 Charles I of Anjou and Provence accompanied King Louis IX on the 6th Crusade to the Holy Land. He Battle of Benevento in 1266 in Italy. Charles I Duke of Anjou and Provence defeated Manfred at Benevento in 1266. He Ruled as King of Naples and Two Sicilies between 1266 and 1285 in Italy. He House of Anjou between 1266 and 1285.⁽⁷⁰³⁾ He Battle of Tagliacozzo in 1268 in Italy.⁽⁷⁰⁴⁾ Charles I of Anjou, King of the Two Sicilies, defeated Conradin at Tagliacozzo in 1268. Charles became one of the most powerful rulers in Europe; his harsh rule caused an uprising known as the Sicilian Vespers (the Vesper bells ringing was the signal to start the revolt) in 1282. He Defeated in Sicily by the Spanish in 1284 in Italy. Charles of Anjou, King of the Two Sicilies, having caused the Sicilian Vesper uprising, was driven out of Sicily and Naples by the Spanish in 1284. He died on 7 Jan 1285 in Foggia. 3rd House of Anjou - which controlled Naples and Sicily. Given as a royal appanage by King Louis IX to his brother, Charles, Count of Provence, who then (1266-1285) became King of Naples and Sicily. He was married to Marguerite DE BOURGOGNE Queen of Sicily about 1249 in France.

63508637. Marguerite DE BOURGOGNE Queen of Sicily was born about 1235 in France. She died in 1308 in Tonnerre, France. She was buried in Tonnerre, France. Children were:

31754318 i. Charles II of Anjou.