Philip II | |
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Prince of Taranto, Prince of Achaea, King of Albania, Despot of Romania | |
Latin Emperor of Constantinople (jure uxoris) | |
Reign | 1313–1331 |
Predecessor | Catherine II |
Successor | Catherine II |
Co-ruler | Catherine II |
King of Albania | |
Reign | 13 August 1294 – 1331 |
Predecessor | Charles II |
Successor | Robert |
Born | 10 November 1278 |
Died | 1331/2[1] |
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Issue |
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House | Anjou-Sicily Anjou-Taranto (founder) |
Father | Charles II of Naples |
Mother | Maria of Hungary |
Philip II (10 November 1278 – 26[2][3][4] December 1331), also known as Philip I of Taranto, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople by marriage to Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto.
Born in Naples, Philip was a younger son of Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples, and Maria of Hungary, daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.[5]