King Charles I (of Sicily)1,2

M, #1088026, b. 21 March 1226/27, d. 7 January 1285
Father*King Louis VIII "the Lion" (of France)1,2 b. 5 Sep 1187, d. 8 Nov 1226
Mother*Princess Blanche (of Castile)1,2 b. b 4 Mar 1188, d. 27 Nov 1252
Relationship24th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC088-26

Names and Titles

Titled: Count of Anjou, Provence and Maine.2
Titled: King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem (Charles I).2
King Charles I (of Sicily) was born on 21 March 1226/27 in Paris, Isle De France.1,2 He was the son of King Louis VIII "the Lion" (of France) and Princess Blanche (of Castile).1,2 King Charles I (of Sicily) married first Beatrice (of Savoy), daughter of Count Raymond Berenger V (IV) (of Provence & Forcalquier) and Beatrice (of Savoy), on 31 January 1246.2 King Charles I (of Sicily) died on 7 January 1285 at Foggia Castle, Foggia, Apulia, Italy, at age 57.1,2 He was buried in Napoli, Apulia.1,2
He became King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem.2 Charles I's father King Louis VIII "the Lion" (of France) died on 8 November 1226 in Montpensier-en-Auvergne, France.2 Charles I's mother Princess Blanche (of Castile) died on 27 November 1252 in Palais Du Louvre, Paris, France.1,2 King Charles I (of Sicily) became the father of King Charles II "le Boiteux" (the lame) of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem in 1254.2 King Charles I (of Sicily) became a widower with the death of his wife, Beatrice (of Savoy) on 23 September 1267 in Nocera, Calabria, Italy.1,2 Charles I's son King Charles II "le Boiteux" (the lame) of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem was married to Princess Maria of Hungary in 1270.2

References

King Charles I (of Sicily) has ID 88-26 in Royalty for Commoners.2
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
English Royalty
English Royalty (Indented)
Royalty for Commoners
Royalty for Commoners (Indented)
Last Edited23 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  2. [S7] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Fourth Edition, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, 2002). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Royalty for Commoners, 4th Edition.