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Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Principality of Achaea, Robert of Taranto, 1333 - 1364
| Robert II of Taranto (1299/1319 - 10 September 1364), of the Angevin family, was Prince of Taranto (1332-1346), King of Albania (1332-1364), Prince of Achaea (1333-1346), Titular Emperor of Constantinople (as Robert II, 1343/1346-1364). He was the oldest surviving son of Prince Philip I of Taranto and Empress Catherine II of Valois. In 1332, as a result of an exchange with his uncle John of Gravina, Robert became Prince of Achaea. Because of his youth, authority was effectively exercised by his mother Catherine II of Valois until her death in 1346. At that point Robert inherited the throne of the Latin Empire, and was recognized as emperor by the Latin states of Greece. His actual power, such as it was, remained based upon his authority as prince of Achaea. In Naples, on 9 September 1347 he married Marie of Bourbon, but the marriage was childless. When he died on 10 October 1364, his widow attempted to keep the principality for herself and her son from her previous marriage. However, Robert's younger brother Philip II of Taranto succeeded as the legitimate heir. He died in Naples and was buried there. |  |
CR31348. Billon denier tournois, Malloy CCS p. 372, 72, F, reverse double struck, Clarentza mint, weight 0.841g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 315o, obverse + ROBT P ACHE, cross pattée, crescent downward in upper right quarter; reverse + CLARENCIA, castle tournois; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer for 40 years and co-author of Coins of the Crusader States, ex A.J. |Seltman| Collection; very rare; SOLD
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