John II of Anjou ( Nancy, August 2, 1426 – December 16, 1470,

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) was

Duke of Lorraine The rulers of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were kings of t ...

from 1453 to his death. He was the son of

René of Anjou René of Anjou ( it, Renato; oc, Rainièr; ca, Renat; 1409–1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples as René I from 1435 to 1442 (then deposed as the preceding dynasty was restored to ...

and

Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine Isabella (1400 – 28 February 1453) was suo jure Duchess of Lorraine, from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453. She was also Queen of Naples by marriage to René of Anjou. Isabella ruled the Kingdom of Naples and her husband's domains in Fr ...

. He was married to Marie de Bourbon, daughter of

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Duchy

John inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke

, also Duke of Lorraine and titular

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. As

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of Naples, he was styled the Duke of Calabria and spent most of his time engaging in plots for the

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recovery of Naples. In 1460, he decisively defeated the

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, but was unable to prevent others from coming to his aid. He was defeated at Troia in 1462 and at

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in 1465. In 1466, the

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chose his father as King of Aragon, and he was created

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, as

. He went into Catalonia to press the family's claims, but died, supposedly by poison, in

Personal

In 1444, he married Marie de Bourbon (1428–1448), daughter of

and

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon Agnes of Burgundy (1407 – 1 December 1476), duchess of Bourbon (Bourbonnais) and Auvergne, countess of Clermont, was the daughter of John the Fearless (1371–1419) and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Ba ...

(and granddaughter to

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, and niece to

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, both Dukes of Burgundy and enemies and allies to her father). Marie was from the

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and was the only

Duchess consort of Lorraine The royal consorts of the rulers of the Lorraine region have held varying titles, over a region that has varied in scope since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established re ...

from the reign of Valois-Anjou. The marriage contract was signed in April 1437, however, the ceremony took place around 1444 when she was older and would be able to consummate the marriage. Francesco laurana, medaglia di jean d'anjou, 1464

Francesco laurana, medaglia di jean d'anjou, 1464

Marie and John had the following issue: # Isabelle (1445–1445) # Jean (1445–1471), # René (1446–1446) # Marie (1447–1447) #

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(1448–1473) Marie died giving birth to her last and only surviving child

; she died on July 7, 1448, and was buried at

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