Charles III of Naples

Charles III (II)
Charles as depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum, 1488
King of Naples
Reign12 May 1382 – 24 February 1386
Coronation2 June 1381, Rome
PredecessorJoanna I
SuccessorLadislaus
King of Hungary and Croatia
Reign31 December 1385 – 24 February 1386
Coronation31 December 1385, Székesfehérvár
PredecessorMary I
SuccessorMary I
Prince of Achaea
Reign17 July 1383 – 24 February 1386
PredecessorJames of Baux
SuccessorPedro de San Superano
Born1345
Durazzo, Kingdom of Naples
Died24 February 1386 (aged 41)
Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary
SpouseMargaret of Durazzo
Issue
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Joanna II of Naples
Ladislaus of Naples
HouseAnjou-Durazzo
FatherLouis of Durazzo
MotherMargaret of Sanseverino
Coat of arms of Charles II of Naples. The arms contain elements of those of three kingdoms: The Árpád stripes of Hungary on the left, the Semé of fleur-de-lys of the Angevin Kingdom of Naples in the center, and the Jerusalem cross. The Angevin arms are themselves differenced from that of France Ancien by a red label, indicating the dynasty as a cadet branch of the House of Capet.

Charles of Durazzo, also called Charles the Small (1345 – 24 February 1386), was King of Naples and the titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1381, Charles created the chivalric Order of the Ship. In 1383, he succeeded to the Principality of Achaea on the death of James of Baux.