Ladislaus | |
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King of Naples | |
Reign | 24 February 1386 – 6 August 1414 |
Coronation | 29 May 1390 Gaeta, by Angelo Acciaioli II |
Predecessor | Charles III |
Successor | Joanna II |
Contender | Louis II (1389–1399) |
King of Hungary and Croatia Contested by Sigismund | |
Reign | 13 July 1403 – 7 November 1403 |
Coronation | 5 August 1403, Zadar[1] |
Predecessor | Sigismund |
Successor | Sigismund |
Born | 15 February 1377 Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
Died | 6 August 1414 Naples, Kingdom of Naples | (aged 37)
Burial | |
Spouses | |
Issue Details | Reynold, Prince of Capua (ill.) Mary of Durazzo (ill.) |
House | Anjou-Durazzo |
Father | Charles III of Naples |
Mother | Margaret 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.