![]() ![]() Joanna was only five years old at the time of her first marriage to Andrew of Hungary, who had a claim to the throne of Naples. Joanna became her grandfather’s heir and was proclaimed Duchess of Calabria in 1333 and Princess of Salerno in 1334. They would be left orphans when Marie died in 1332. The two youngest children would turn out to be the only surviving children. Her mother Marie would give birth to her posthumous sister Maria in May 1329. Her father was the eldest son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon.Ĭharles would die in November 1328, just nine months after Joanna’s birth. ![]() ![]() I’ve had this book for a while now, and I even own a second book by this author, Four Queens, the Provencal Sister who ruled Europe. This book was originally released in 2010, so I guess I’m a bit late on my review, ha! Although there’s never a bad time to bring to light a Queen! Joanna of Naples was not born to be a Queen, but she turned out to be first of only two surviving children of Charles, Duke of Calabria and Marie of Valois. ![]()
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