Charles I of Anjou
King of Sicily (1226-1285)
- Fame59.1
- Momentum15.4
- France rank#242
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Lived 1226–1285, aged 59France
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Updated 2026-06-08
He built an empire from Provence to Sicily through marriage, conquest, and papal alliance—then lost half of it in a single night when the bells rang for vespers in Messina.
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The youngest son of Louis VIII of France, Charles was headed for the church until his early twenties redirected him toward crowns. Marriage to Beatrice brought him Provence and Forcalquier in the 1240s; his brother Louis IX handed him Anjou and Maine in appanage. He spent the 1250s crushing autonomous cities and rebellious nobles across Provence, expanding his grip on the Kingdom of Arles. In 1263 he accepted the Holy See's offer to seize Sicily from the Hohenstaufens—Pope Urban IV declared it a crusade. Crowned in Rome on 5 January 1266, Charles annihilated Manfred's army, then finished Manfr…
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