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Joanna II, 1371–1435, queen of Naples (1414–35), sister and successor of Lancelot Lancelot (lăn`sələt, –lŏt) or Ladislaus
..... Click the link for more information. . The intrigues of her favorites kept her court in turmoil. Her second husband, James of Bourbon, tried to seize power but was imprisoned in 1416. Threatened (1420) by the Angevin Angevin (ăn`jəvĭn) [Fr.,=of Anjou], name of two medieval dynasties originating in France.
..... Click the link for more information. claimant to Naples, Louis III Louis III, 1403–34, king of Naples (1417–34; rival claimant to Joanna II ), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis II. He invaded Naples in 1420.
..... Click the link for more information. , Joanna asked the aid of Alfonso V Alfonso V (Alfonso the Magnanimous), 1396–1458, king of Aragón and Sicily (1416–58) and of Naples (1443–58), count of Barcelona. He was the son of Ferdinand I, whom he succeeded in Aragón and Sicily.
..... Click the link for more information. of Aragón in expelling Louis; she adopted (1421) Alfonso as her heir. After Alfonso attempted to take over Naples she transferred (1423) the adoption to Louis. Louis died (1434) after regaining most of Naples, and Joanna adopted his brother René René (rənā`), 1409–80, king of Naples (1435–80; rival claimant to Alfonso V of Aragón and Ferdinand I of
..... Click the link for more information. . Joanna II was the last Angevin to reign in Naples; at her death Alfonso seized power, and René's claim was never secured.