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Died December 16, 1470, Barcelona, Spain Children Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine Parents Rene of Anjou, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine Cousins Louis XI of France, Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry Grandparents Yolande of Aragon, Louis II of Naples, Margaret of the Palatinate, Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Similar People Rene of Anjou, Isabella - Duchess of Lorraine, Ferdinand I of Naples, Yolande of Aragon, Margaret of Anjou | ||
John II of Anjou (Nancy, August 2, 1424 – December 16, 1470, Barcelona) was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke René of Anjou, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples. As heir-apparent of Naples, he was styled the Duke of Calabria, and spent most of his time engaging in plots for Angevin recovery of Naples. In 1460, he decisively defeated the king of Naples Ferdinand at Nola, but was unable to prevent others from coming to his aid. He was defeated on land at Troia in 1462 and defeated at sea off Ischia in 1465. In 1466, the Catalans chose his father as King of Aragon, and he was created Prince of Girona, as heir-apparent. He went into Catalonia to press the family's claims, but died, supposedly by poison, in Barcelona.
He married in 1444 Marie de Bourbon (1428–1448), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon. They had:
- Isabelle (b. 1445), d. young
- René (b. 1446), d. young
- Marie (b. 1447), d. young
- Jean (d. 1471),
- Nicholas (1448–1473).
He also had several illegitimate children: