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http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm CHARLES d’Anjou Sicily , son of CHARLES de France Comte d'Anjou, CHARLES I King of Sicily , & his first wife Béatrice Ctss de Provence et de Forcalquier ([1254 ]-Palace of Poggioreale 6 May 1309, bur Naples Dominican church, trans ferred by order of his son King Roberto I to Aix-en-Provence, Conven t Notre-Dame de Nazareth, and again to église de Saint-Barthélemi Ai x-en-Provence). The ''Historia Sicula'' of Bartolomeo di Neocastro nam es "secundus dominus Karolus, dominus Philippus" as the sons of "domin us Karolus" and his first wife [1]. The testament of "Beatrix… Regin a Sicilie, Ducatus Apuliæ et Principatus Capuæ, Andegavensis, Provin ciæ et Forcalquerii Comitissa" is dated "die Mercurii in crastino Bea torum Peteri et Pauli Apostolorum" in 1266, with bequests to "… Caro lus filius noster primogenitus…" whom she designated as heir to Prov ence [2]. He was created Principe di Salerno and Conte di Lesina by hi s father. He governed the kingdom (with the title Captain and Vicar-Ge neral) during his father’s absences in Rome 25 Feb 1271, from end Ma r 1272 until beginning Jun 1272, from 3 Mar 1276 to Mar 1277, and fina lly after his father retired to Bordeaux 12 Jan 1283. Angevin forces w ere defeated by Aragon, under the leadership of Admiral Doria, in th e bay of Naples 5 Jun 1284, during which he was captured. He was impri soned in Sicily, later in Barcelona, by the king of Aragon [3]. He suc ceeded his father as CHARLES II "le Boiteux" King of Naples, titular K ing of Jerusalem, while he was still in captivity. The Pope exercise d authority in the kingdom during Charles II’s continuing imprisonme nt, through Governors Cardinal Gerald of Parma (appointed 16 Feb 128 5 by Pope Martin IV) and Robert Comte d’Artois (appointed as an addi tional governor by Pope Honorius IV). He was released 8 Nov 1288, in r eturn for leaving three of his sons as hostages in Barcelona. Pope Nic holas IV ordered him to assume the title King of Sicily, crowning hi m as such 29 May 1289 at Rieti cathedral. He returned to Naples 3 Ju l 1289 to start his reign. He signed several treaties of peace with Ar agon aimed at retaking the throne of Sicily, culminating in the Treat y of Caltabellotta 31 Aug 1302 under which he granted Sicily as dowr y to his daughter Eléonore to be ruled for his life by her future hus band Federigo de Aragón [4]. The ''Flores historiarum'' of Bernard Gu idonis records the death 5 May 1309 of "Karolus II rex Siciliæ comesq ue Provinciæ, filius quondam primi Karoli regis Siciliæ" [5]. The '' Annales'' Ludovici di Raimo record the death 5 May 1309 of "Re Carlo I I" [6]. [1] Bartholomæi de Neocastro ''Historia Sicula'', VI, p. 420 . [2] ''Spicilegium'' Tome III, p. 660. [3] Kerrebrouck (2000), p. 2 51. [4] Kerrebrouck (2000), pp. 251-2. [5] RHGF XXI, ''E floribus ch ronicorum auctore Bernardo Guidonis'', p. 718. [6] ''Annales'' Ludovi ci de Raimo, RIS XXIII, col. 221.