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Charles II of Hungary

Charles II, King of Hungary, also known as Charles III of Naples and Charles of Durazzo) reigned as King of Naples from 1381 to 1386 and as King of Hungary (under the name of King Károly II the Small) for one year only from 1385 to 1386.

As the great-grandchild of King Charles II of Naples, he was, even though a cousin to Queen Joan I, also adopted by her as a child. Joan I was infatuated with Charles of Durazzo as long as she lived however was never able (much to her displeasure) to succeed in developing a romance or a relationship with him. In 1369 King Charles III married Margherita of Durazzo but was later assassinated at Visegrád (Hungary) February 24, 1386 (in a plot arranged by Elisabeth, widow of King Lajos I of Hungary) and was laid to rest in Belgrade, the capital of both Serbia and Yugoslavia. Lancelot (son to King Charles III) succeeded the throne of Naples.

Preceded by:
Mary of Hungary
List of Hungarian rulers Succeeded by:
Sigismund

Preceded by:
Joan I of Naples
Monarchs of Naples and Sicily Succeeded by:
Ladislaus of Naples[?]



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