Louis II of Anjou - Quiz
Louis II of Anjou
  • 1. When was Louis II of Anjou born?
A) 29 April 1417
B) 5 October 1377
C) 1360
D) 1384
  • 2. Which title did Louis II hold from 1384 to 1417?
A) Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence
B) Duke of Calabria
C) King of Naples
D) King of Jerusalem
  • 3. Who was the father of Louis II?
A) King John II of France
B) Charles of Durazzo
C) Louis I of Anjou
D) King Charles VI of France
  • 4. Who was the mother of Louis II?
A) Marie of Blois
B) Yolande of Aragon
C) Joanna I of Naples
D) Lucia Visconti
  • 5. In what year did Louis II officially start ruling parts of Naples?
A) 1390
B) 1399
C) 1384
D) 1389
  • 6. Who crowned Louis II as king in Avignon on 1 November 1389?
A) King Charles VI
B) Antipope Benedict XIII
C) Pope Urban VI
D) Antipope Clement VII
  • 7. Who was Louis II's main opponent in Naples?
A) Bernabò Visconti
B) Enguerrand VII of Coucy
C) Charles of Durazzo
D) Ladislaus of Naples
  • 8. When did Louis II have to leave Naples for Provence?
A) 1399
B) 1384
C) 1417
D) 1389
  • 9. Which King of France supported Louis II's bid for Naples in 1389?
A) Philip II
B) Charles VI
C) John II
D) Charles V
  • 10. Who adopted Louis I of Anjou?
A) King John II
B) Queen Joanna I of Naples
C) Lucia Visconti
D) Marie of Blois
  • 11. What did Louis I of Anjou leave to Louis II upon his death?
A) The Kingdom of Sicily
B) Anjou
C) The Kingdom of Naples
D) The County of Milan
  • 12. Who did Louis II engage to in 1384?
A) Lucia Visconti
B) Joanna of Aragon
C) Yolande of Aragon
D) Marie of Blois
  • 13. Where did Louis I of Anjou die?
A) Bari
B) Naples
C) Avignon
D) Anjou
  • 14. Who was appointed as viceroy of the occupied parts of Naples by Louis I?
A) John, Duke of Berry
B) Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
C) Charles of Durazzo
D) Enguerrand VII of Coucy
  • 15. What was the result of the Western Schism in 1378?
A) The fall of the House of Valois
B) The immediate end of the Kingdom of Naples
C) The unification of Italy
D) Two rival popes competed for supreme authority
  • 16. Why did the Provençal nobles initially refuse to acknowledge Louis II?
A) He was not French
B) They preferred the Duke of Burgundy
C) They were loyal to his rivals
D) He was a child
  • 17. What title was Louis II using in his 1384 letter to Lucia Visconti?
A) Duke of Anjou
B) Count of Provence
C) Duke of Calabria
D) King of Naples
  • 18. Who confirmed Charles of Durazzo's claim to Naples in 1381?
A) Antipope Clement VII
B) King Charles V
C) Pope Urban VI
D) King John II
  • 19. How old was Louis II of Anjou when his father died?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 20. Where did Louis and his mother receive the oaths of fealty from the magistrates in 1385?
A) Aix-en-Provence
B) Marseille
C) Paris
D) Naples
  • 21. What did Louis and his mother pledge to observe in return for the oaths of fealty in Marseille?
A) The burghers' liberties
B) The alliance with the Pope
C) The marriage of Joanna
D) The laws of Hungary
  • 22. When did Charles of Durazzo die?
A) May 1385
B) May 1387
C) August 1385
D) February 1386
  • 23. Which Pope confirmed Ladislaus's right to rule the Kingdom of Naples?
A) Boniface IX
B) John XXII
C) Clement VII
D) Urban VI
  • 24. Where were Louis and his brother Charles knighted in May 1389?
A) Saint-Denis Abbey
B) Marseille
C) Naples Cathedral
D) Aix-en-Provence
  • 25. How much money did Charles VI promise to grant Louis for his military campaign?
A) 300,000 florins
B) 100,000 florins
C) 800,000 florins
D) 500,000 florins
  • 26. How much money did (Anti)pope Clement VII promise to Louis?
A) 300,000 florins
B) 500,000 florins
C) 800,000 florins
D) 200,000 florins
  • 27. Which fortress was captured by Louis' troops in October 1390?
A) Castel Capuano
B) Castel Sant'Elmo
C) Castel Nuovo
D) Castel dell'Ovo
  • 28. Who administered the Kingdom of Naples efficiently on behalf of Louis?
A) Louis of Bourbon
B) Cardinal Pierre de Thury
C) Duke Philip II of Burgundy
D) Gian Galeazzo Visconti
  • 29. When did Clement VII die?
A) 16 September 1394
B) 2 February 1395
C) 10 July 1399
D) 1 November 1389
  • 30. Who was elected pope after Clement VII?
A) Boniface IX
B) Urban VI
C) Pierre de Thury
D) Benedict XIII
  • 31. According to historian Alan Ryder, what did Louis lack?
A) Leadership
B) Financial support
C) Military experience
D) Loyal allies
  • 32. What event enabled Ladislaus to seize the town of Naples on 10 July 1399?
A) The French withdrawal from Avignon
B) Louis' absence from the city
C) The death of Clement VII
D) The support of the Pope
  • 33. Where did Louis II of Anjou marry Yolande of Aragon?
A) Angers Cathedral
B) Notre-Dame de Paris
C) Basilica of Saint-Denis
D) St. Trophime Cathedral in Arles
  • 34. What institution did Louis II found in Aix-en-Provence in 1409?
A) A royal library
B) A university
C) A monastery
D) A cathedral
  • 35. Which political faction did Louis II join after a mob attack on the Dauphin?
A) The English Faction
B) The Burgundian Faction
C) The Armagnac Faction
D) The Pisan Faction
  • 36. Why was Louis II absent from the Battle of Agincourt?
A) He was attending the wedding of Marie
B) He was in Rome fighting Ladislaus
C) He had a bladder infection
D) He was held captive in Naples
  • 37. Who was the father of Catherine of Burgundy?
A) Philip I of Brabant
B) Charles VII of France
C) Louis II of Anjou
D) John the Fearless
  • 38. Who was the Pisan Antipope allied with Louis II in 1410?
A) John I
B) Ladislaus
C) John XXIII
D) Martin I
  • 39. What is the birth year of René of Anjou?
A) 1412
B) 1403
C) 1409
D) 1414
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