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