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He was the son of Yolande of Aragon and Duke Louis II of Anjou. Great-grandson of King Jean II Le Bon, he is part of the family of the kings of France. Supposed companion of Joan of Arc, he was very close to the dauphin Charles VII with whom he was raised and whose brother-in-law he became. In Anjou, René is a duke.
Jul 29, 2021 · René expected to be respected as a king in Anjou, but he was not king over Anjou; he was very conscious throughout his life that the king of France was his overlord there, and, even in the face of strong temptation, he insisted that, as an honourable and loyal prince, his place was by the king’s side. This was most obvious in 1464-5, when his own son John of Calabria joined rebels against ...
Feb 1, 2011 · This is the first English biography of René of Anjou (1409–80), known as Le bon roi René because of his inheritance of the crowns of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem. . Thanks to his control of Anjou, Maine, Bar, Lorraine and Provence, and his unique position as brother-in-law of King Charles VII of France and father-in-law of Henry VI of England, René played an important role in the ...
- Craig Taylor
- 2011
Feb 7, 2020 · Travel. City Focus: Angers, The Historic Capital of Anjou. First published: February 7, 2020 by Gillian Thornton. By Gillian Thornton. From my lofty vantage point on the broad ramparts of Angers’s medieval fortress, the high points of this attractive city stand proud above the rooftops, an open invitation to explore.
Le Livre des tournois (Traicte de la Forme de Devis d'un Tournoi) or King René's Tournament Book is a treatise describing rules for tournaments by the French prince René d'Anjou. It is best known from what appears to be Rene's own illuminated copy from the 1460s, now in the Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris (MS Fr. 2695) with illustrations, or at least the drawings before colouring, attributed ...
Jun 20, 2022 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. René I of Naples (January 16, 1409 – July 10, 1480), also known as René d'Anjou and the Good King René (French Le bon roi René), was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence (1434–1480), Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar (1430–1480), Duke of Lorraine (1431–1453), King of Naples (1438–1442; titular 1442 ...
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Sep 4, 1998 · In addition to some poetry, three works can be attributed to René of Anjou: the Mortiffiement de Vaine Plaisance, a religious allegory (1455); the Livre du Cuer d'Amours Espris, a romantic allegory (1457); and the Forme et Devis d'un Tournoy, an entirely practical treatise on how to hold a tournament (1460). All three works were written during a period when René was a central figure at the ...
