Ladislaus of Naples

Ladislaus
King of Naples
Reign24 February 1386 – 6 August 1414
Coronation29 May 1390
Gaeta, by Angelo Acciaioli II
PredecessorCharles III
SuccessorJoanna II
ContenderLouis II (1389–1399)
King of Hungary and Croatia
Contested by Sigismund
Reign13 July 1403 – 7 November 1403
Coronation5 August 1403, Zadar[1]
PredecessorSigismund
SuccessorSigismund
Born15 February 1377
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died6 August 1414(1414-08-06) (aged 37)
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Burial
Spouses
  • (m. 1390; ann. 1392)
  • (m. 1403; died 1404)
  • (m. 1406)
Issue
Details
Reynold, Prince of Capua (ill.)
Mary of Durazzo (ill.)
HouseAnjou-Durazzo
FatherCharles III of Naples
MotherMargaret of Durazzo

Ladislaus the Magnanimous (Italian: Ladislao, Hungarian: László; 15 February 1377 – 6 August 1414) was King of Naples from 1386 until his death and an unsuccessful claimant to the kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia. Ladislaus was a skilled political and military leader, protector and controller of Pope Innocent VII; however, he earned a bad reputation concerning his personal life. He profited from disorder throughout Italy to greatly expand his kingdom and his power, appropriating much of the Papal States to his own use. He was the last male of the Capetian House of Anjou.

  1. ^ Miskolczy, István (1922). Nápolyi László, 1. közlemény Századok 56, Budapest. pp. 330-350.