Robert of Taranto

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Robert of Taranto was a 14th-century Angevin nobleman who became Latin Emperor of Constantinople and a leading ruler in the fragmented Crusader states of Greece.

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Label Occurrences
Robert of Taranto canonical 8
Robert II of Taranto 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century ruler
Angevin
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
Prince of Achaea
Prince of Taranto
medieval monarch
nobleman
associatedWith Achaea
Crusader states in Greece
linked to: Crusader states

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birthDate c. 1319
burialPlace Naples (probable)
linked to: Naples
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples
deathCause natural causes (presumed)
deathDate 1364
deathPlace Naples
dynasticClaim Latin Empire of Constantinople
linked to: Latin Empire
era Late Middle Ages
father Philip I, Prince of Taranto
givenName Robert
house Angevin dynasty
linked to: House of Anjou
mother Catherine of Valois
nobleFamily Capetian House of Anjou
linked to: House of Anjou
nobleRank emperor
prince
notableFor being a leading ruler in the Crusader states of Greece
holding the titular title of Latin Emperor after the fall of Constantinople to the Byzantines
occupation ruler
politicalStatus titular emperor
predecessor Catherine of Valois (as titular Latin Empress)
reignEnd 1364 (as Latin Emperor of Constantinople)
reignStart 1346 (as Latin Emperor of Constantinople)
relative Charles II of Naples
Louis of Taranto
Philip II of Taranto
religion Roman Catholic
ruled Principality of Achaea
Principality of Taranto
titular Latin Empire of Constantinople
spouse Marie of Bourbon
style Imperial Majesty
successor Philip II of Taranto (as claimant to Latin Empire rights)
title Latin Emperor of Constantinople
Lord of Durazzo
Prince of Achaea
linked to: Princess of Achaea

Prince of Taranto

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince of Taranto notableHolder Robert of Taranto
Duke of Athens positionHeldBy Robert of Taranto
Principality of Taranto notableRuler Robert of Taranto
Principality of Taranto titleHeldBy Robert of Taranto
War with Louis I of Hungary involvesPerson Robert of Taranto
Philip I of Taranto child Robert of Taranto
Count of Taranto hasTitleHolder Robert of Taranto
Princeps Achaiae hasTitleHolder Robert of Taranto
Catherine of Valois, titular Empress of Constantinople successor Robert II of Taranto
linked to: Robert of Taranto
Catherine of Valois, titular Empress of Constantinople child Robert II of Taranto
linked to: Robert of Taranto