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Hélène Anjou
Countess of Mat
BornUnknown
Died1342
Neapolitan court
Cause of death Decapitation
Noble family House of Anjou (by birth)
House of Thopia (by marriage)
Spouse(s) Andrea I Thopia
IssueGjergj Thopia, Domenicus Thopia, and Karl Thopia
Father Robert, King of Naples
MotherUnknown

Hélène of Anjou (died in 1342 in Naples) was a member of the House of Anjou. She was an illegitimate daughter of Robert, King of Naples.

Life

A Miniature of Hélène's father by Simone Martini in 1317.

Hélène was the daughter of Robert, King of Naples while her mother is unknown. Hélène was one of four illegitimate children of Robert of Naples. Her other illegitimate siblings being Charles d'Artois, Louis de Bethanie and Maria d'Aquino. While her Legitimate siblings were Charles, Duke of Calabria and Louis. Not much is known about the early life of Hélène. Robert sent his daughter who he promised to be a wife to a Bailli in the Principality of Morea. She was also possibly due to marry Philip, son of Baldwin II[ clarification needed] When her ship was en route her ship had stopped at Durrës where she then met Andrea I Thopia. Where Andrea had fallen in love with her, he then abducted and married her. Their marriage resulted in three sons, Gjergj Thopia, Domenicus Thopia and Karl Thopia. Their son Karl was named after Hélène's famous great-grandparent Charles I of Anjou. After finding out what occurred Robert sent a letter inviting them to Naples wanting to reconcile with his daughter and new son-in-law. After arriving he then had them secretly executed at night. [1] [2] [3] [4] The sons who still remained in albania survived and Karl Thopia became the Prince of Albania.

Issue

Hélène married Andrea I Thopia. The pair had three children: [5]

Family tree

See also

References

  1. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.
  2. ^ "1515 John Musachi:Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty". Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ^ Carl Hermann Friedrich Johann Hopf (1960). Geschichte Griechenlands vom Beginn des Mittelalters bis auf unsere Zeit. B. Franklin. … da deren Besitzungen bald darauf in der Hand jenes Tanussio Thopia (1328–1338) waren, dem König Robert von Neapel 1338 den Besitz der Grafschaft Mat bestätigte. Des letztern Sohn oder Bruder Andreas war es, der sich mit dem Hause Capet verschwägerte. König Robert, so erzählt Musachi, hatte seine natürliche Tochter dem Bailli von Morea – vielleicht dem Bertrand de Baux – zur Gattin bestimmt und sie nach Durazzo gesandt, wo damals Thopia weilte. Er verliebte sich in sie, entführte und heirathete sie. Zwei Söhne, Karl und Georg, entsprossen dieser Ehe. Aber schwer traf die Gatten bald die Rache des erzürnten Vaters; unter dem Scheine der Versöhnung lud er beide zu sich nach Neapel ein und ließ sie dort hinrichten; die Kinder aber, in denen somit wirklich das Blut der Angiovinen floß, wurden gerettet; in der festen Burg Kroja , die er später ausbaute, nicht, wie die Sage meldet , erst gründete "), wuchs Karl auf, entschlossen, den Mord des vaters zu rächen
  4. ^ Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse (in German). Gerold. 1869. pp. 106–107.
  5. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.
  6. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hélène Anjou
Countess of Mat
BornUnknown
Died1342
Neapolitan court
Cause of death Decapitation
Noble family House of Anjou (by birth)
House of Thopia (by marriage)
Spouse(s) Andrea I Thopia
IssueGjergj Thopia, Domenicus Thopia, and Karl Thopia
Father Robert, King of Naples
MotherUnknown

Hélène of Anjou (died in 1342 in Naples) was a member of the House of Anjou. She was an illegitimate daughter of Robert, King of Naples.

Life

A Miniature of Hélène's father by Simone Martini in 1317.

Hélène was the daughter of Robert, King of Naples while her mother is unknown. Hélène was one of four illegitimate children of Robert of Naples. Her other illegitimate siblings being Charles d'Artois, Louis de Bethanie and Maria d'Aquino. While her Legitimate siblings were Charles, Duke of Calabria and Louis. Not much is known about the early life of Hélène. Robert sent his daughter who he promised to be a wife to a Bailli in the Principality of Morea. She was also possibly due to marry Philip, son of Baldwin II[ clarification needed] When her ship was en route her ship had stopped at Durrës where she then met Andrea I Thopia. Where Andrea had fallen in love with her, he then abducted and married her. Their marriage resulted in three sons, Gjergj Thopia, Domenicus Thopia and Karl Thopia. Their son Karl was named after Hélène's famous great-grandparent Charles I of Anjou. After finding out what occurred Robert sent a letter inviting them to Naples wanting to reconcile with his daughter and new son-in-law. After arriving he then had them secretly executed at night. [1] [2] [3] [4] The sons who still remained in albania survived and Karl Thopia became the Prince of Albania.

Issue

Hélène married Andrea I Thopia. The pair had three children: [5]

Family tree

See also

References

  1. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.
  2. ^ "1515 John Musachi:Brief Chronicle on the Descendants of our Musachi Dynasty". Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ^ Carl Hermann Friedrich Johann Hopf (1960). Geschichte Griechenlands vom Beginn des Mittelalters bis auf unsere Zeit. B. Franklin. … da deren Besitzungen bald darauf in der Hand jenes Tanussio Thopia (1328–1338) waren, dem König Robert von Neapel 1338 den Besitz der Grafschaft Mat bestätigte. Des letztern Sohn oder Bruder Andreas war es, der sich mit dem Hause Capet verschwägerte. König Robert, so erzählt Musachi, hatte seine natürliche Tochter dem Bailli von Morea – vielleicht dem Bertrand de Baux – zur Gattin bestimmt und sie nach Durazzo gesandt, wo damals Thopia weilte. Er verliebte sich in sie, entführte und heirathete sie. Zwei Söhne, Karl und Georg, entsprossen dieser Ehe. Aber schwer traf die Gatten bald die Rache des erzürnten Vaters; unter dem Scheine der Versöhnung lud er beide zu sich nach Neapel ein und ließ sie dort hinrichten; die Kinder aber, in denen somit wirklich das Blut der Angiovinen floß, wurden gerettet; in der festen Burg Kroja , die er später ausbaute, nicht, wie die Sage meldet , erst gründete "), wuchs Karl auf, entschlossen, den Mord des vaters zu rächen
  4. ^ Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse (in German). Gerold. 1869. pp. 106–107.
  5. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.
  6. ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 503. ISBN  978-84-340-2506-6.

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