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Louis II was the son of Louis I Of Anjou , King of Naples, and came into his Angevin inheritance, which included Provence , in 1384 , with his rival Charles Of Durazzo (father of Ladislas), of the senior Angevin line, in possession of Naples .

In 1386 , the underage Ladislas was expelled soon after his father died. Louis II was crowned King of Naples by the Avignon ese Antipope Clement VII on November 1 , 1389 and took possession of Naples the following year. He was ousted in turn by his rival in 1399 .

In 1409 , Louis liberated Rome from Ladislas' occupation; in 1410 , as an ally of the Antipope John XXIII he attacked Ladislas and defeated him at Roccasecca ( 1411 ). Eventually Louis lost his Neapolitan support and had to retire. His claim to Naples passed to his son, Louis III .

He married Yolande Of Aragon ( 13841443 ) in Arles in 1400 , giving him a possibility of inheriting the throne of Aragon through her right. Her father, King John I Of Aragon had died in 1396 , and her uncle king Martin I Of Aragon died in 1410 .

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, etc.
# René Of Anjou , King of Naples, Duke of Anjou, etc.
# Charles Of Le Maine ( 14141472 ), Count of Maine
# Marie ( 14041463 ), married 1422 , Bourges Charles VII Of France
#Yolande ( 1412 , Arles1440 ), married 1431 , Nantes Francis I, Duke Of Brittany


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  Width "30%" align="center" rowspan="5" Preceded by:<br>''' Louis I '''
  Width "40%" align="center" ''' Duke Of Anjou '''<br>1384&ndash1417
  Width "30%" align="center" rowspan="5" Succeeded by:<br>''' Louis III '''
  Width "40%" align="center" ''' Count Of Maine '''<br>1384&ndash1417
  Width "40%" align="center" ''' Count Of Provence and Forcalquier'''<br>1384&ndash1417
  Width "40%" align="center" '''Count of Piedmont '''<br>1384&ndash1417
  Width "30%" align="center" '''Titular King Of Naples '''<br>1384&ndash1389, 1399&ndash1417
  Width "30%" align="center" Preceded by:<br>''' Ladislas '''
  Width "40%" align="center" ''' King Of Naples '''<br>1389&ndash1399
  Width "30%" align="center" Succeeded by:<br>''' Ladislas '''