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Charles I of Anjou

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 7, 2023 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:07, 10 December 2022 (UTC)



Charles I, commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and founder of the second House of Anjou. The youngest son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile, Charles was destined for a career in the Catholic Church until he married Beatrice of Provence and acquired the Counties of Provence and Forcalquier, becoming their ruler from 1246, with an interruption in Forcalquier from 1248 to 1256. He then became the Count of Anjou and Maine through his brother Louis IX of France, and later became the King of Sicily and Albania, and Prince of Achaea. He also laid a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. His attempts to restore central authority brought him into conflict with his mother-in-law, Beatrice of Savoy, and the nobility.
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 * Promoted: January 1, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: Death anniversary on January 7, 2023.
 * Support as nominator. Vida0007 (talk) 20:33, 9 December 2022 (UTC)