Background
He inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke René of Anjou, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples.
He inherited the duchy from his mother, Duchess Isabelle, during the life of his father, Duke René of Anjou, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples.
As heir-apparent of Naples, he was styled the Duke of Calabria, and spent most of his time engaging in plots for Angevin recovery of Naples. In 1460, he decisively defeated the king of Naples Ferdinand at Nola, but was unable to prevent others from coming to his aid. He was defeated on land at Troia in 1462 and defeated at sea off Ischia in 1465.
In 1466, the Catalonians chose his father as King of Aragon, and he was created Prince of Girona, as heir-apparent.
He went into Catalonia to press the family"s claims, but died, supposedly by poison, in Barcelona. They had four children:
Isabelle (b 1445), daughter young
René (b 1446), daughter young
Marie (b 1447), daughter young
Jean (d 1471),
Nicholas (1448–1473).
He also had several illegitimate children:
John (d 1504), Count of Briey, married Nancy Saint Georges
Albert, seigneur d"Essey
Jeanne d"Abancourt, married Achille, Bastard of Beauveu
a daughter named Marguerite
another daughter, married Jean d"Ecosse.