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| Philip III | |
|---|---|
| Latin Emperor of Constantinople | |
| Reign | 1364–1373 |
| Predecessor | Robert, Prince of Taranto |
| Successor | James of Baux |
| Prince of Achaea | |
| Reign | 1364–1373 |
| Predecessor | Robert, Prince of Taranto |
| Successor | Joanna I of Naples |
| Born | 1329 |
| Died | 25 November 1373 Taranto |
| Spouse | Maria of Calabria Elizabeth of Slavonia |
| Issue | Philip Charles Philip Philip |
| House | Capetian House of Anjou |
| Father | Philip II, Latin Emperor |
| Mother | Catherine II, Latin Empress |
Philip III (1329 – 25 November 1373) of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople, as well as Prince of Achaea and Taranto (as Philip II), from 1364 to his death in 1373.
He was the son of Philip, King of Albania and Prince of Taranto, and Catherine II, Latin Empress.[2] 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.[3]
In 1364, Philip succeeded as titular Latin 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 heir presumptive to the throne of Hungary. He died on 25 November 1373[4][5] in Taranto.
All his children had died young. His heir was his sister's son James of Baux.
He had several illegitimate children.
- ^ giornale-araldico, pag. 276, quote: "Filippo II d'Anjou-Taranto (death: 1374), arma del padre"
- ^ Nicol 1984, p. 257.
- ^ Musto 2003, p. 78.
- ^ Jean Longnon, "L'Empire Latin de Constantinople et la Principauté de Morée", Paris, 1947, p. 332
- ^ Andreas Kiesewetter, Giovanna I d'Angiò, regina di Sicilia in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani volume 55, 2001 read online