Charles Martel (Hungarian: Martell Károly; 8 September 1271 – 12 August 1295) of the Capetian dynasty was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary,[1] the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. The 18-year-old Charles Martel was set up by Pope Nicholas IV and the ecclesiastical party as the titular King of Hungary (1290–1295) as the successor of his maternal uncle,[1] the childless Ladislaus IV of Hungary against whom the Pope had already earlier declared a crusade.
| Charles Martel of Anjou | |
|---|---|
| titular King of Hungary and Croatia | |
 Charles Martel of Anjou by Anton Boys | |
| Born | 8 September 1271 |
| Died | 12 August 1295 (aged 23) |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Clemence of Austria (m. 1281, d. 1293/1295) |
| Issue | |
| House | Anjou-Sicily Anjou-Hungary (founder) |
| Father | Charles II of Naples |
| Mother | Mary of Hungary |
He never managed to govern the Kingdom of Hungary, where an agnate of the Árpád dynasty, his cousin Andrew III of Hungary ruled at that time. Charles Martel was, however, successful in asserting his claim in the Kingdom of Croatia, then in personal union with Hungary.
Charles Martel died of the plague in Naples. His son, Charles (or Charles Robert), later succeeded in winning the throne of Hungary.[2]
Charles was known personally to Dante: in the Divine Comedy, the poet speaks warmly of and to Charles's spirit when they meet in the Heaven of Venus (in Paradiso VIII–IX).
Family
He married Clemence of Habsburg (d. 1295), daughter of Rudolph I, King of Germany.[3]
They had three children:
- Charles I of Hungary (1288–1342), King of Hungary[4]
- Beatrix (1290–1354, Grenoble), married on 25 May 1296 Jean II de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin du Viennois[4]
- Clementia (February 1293 – 12 October 1328, Paris), married near Troyes on 31 August 1315 Louis X of France[4]
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