Duke René I de Anjou
Other names for René were Rene the Good, Rene of Anjou and Rene I of Naples. General Notes: Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence and Piedmont. Failed in his efforts (1438 to 1442) to make good his claim to be King of Naples. Ultimately devoted himself to Provencal poetry and agriculture at Aix-en-Provence. After his death, Provence was united with the French crown. {Chamber’s Biographical Dictionary} [GADD.GED] Noted events in his life were: • Title: Count of Piedmont, 1430-1480. 773 • Title: Duke of Bar, 1430-1480. 773 • Title: Duke of Lorraine, 1431-1453. 773 • Title: Duke of Anjou, 1434-1480. 773 • Title: Count of Provence, 1434-1480. 773 • Title: Titular King of Jerusalem, 1438-1480. 773 • Title: King of Naples, 1438-1442. 773 • Title: Titular King of Naples, 1442-1480. 773 • Title: Titular King of Aragon, 1466-1480. 773 René married Duchess Isabelle of Lorraine, daughter of Duke Charles I of Lorraine and Unknown, on 24 Oct 1424.713 (Duchess Isabelle of Lorraine was born in 1400,713,773 died on 28 Feb 1453 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France 713,773 and was buried in 1453 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France 713.) René next married Jeanne de Laval, daughter of Count Guy XIV de Laval and Unknown, on 10 Nov 1454 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France.713 (Jeanne de Laval was born on 10 Nov 1433,713 died in 1498 in Château de Beaufort 713 and was buried in 1498 in Château de Beaufort 713.) René also had a relationship with. |