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