Louis II was King of Naples from 1389 until 1399 and Duke of Anjou from 1384 until 1417.
Background
Born in Toulouse, Louis II was the son of Louis I of Anjou, King of Naples, and Marie of Blois. Most towns in Provence revolted after the death of his father. His mother then raised an army and they traveled from town to town, to gain support.
Career
He came into his Angevin inheritance, which included Provence, in 1384, with his rival Charles of Durazzo (father of Ladislaus), of the senior Angevin line, in possession of Naples. Louis was recognized as Count of Provence in 1387. In 1386, the underage Ladislaus was expelled from Naples soon after his father died.
Louis II was crowned King of Naples by the Avignonese antipope Clement VII on 1 November 1389 and took possession of Naples the following year.
He was ousted in turn by his rival in 1399. Eventually Louis lost his Neapolitan support and had to retire.
The engament with Catherine was repudiated, which caused the enmity of the Duke of Burgundy. He was not present at the Battle of Agincourt, because he had a bladder infection.
Louis II died at his chateau of Angers, the heart of Anjou.
He is buried there. Louis and Yolande had five surviving children:
Louis III of Anjou, titular King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, et cetera René of Anjou, King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, et cetera
Charles of Le Maine (1414–1472), Count of Maine
Marie of Anjou (1404–1463), married 1422, Bourges Charles VII of France
Yolande (1412, Arles – 1440), married firstly Philip I, Duke of Brabant and secondly in 1431, Nantes Francis I, Duke of Brittany.
Membership
He was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou.