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His father was Frederick III Of Sicily and his mother was Eleanor D'Anjou , a daughter of Charles II Of Naples and Maria of Hungary. Maria was a daughter of Béla IV Of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.

He married his successor; Frederick , who succeeded Louis; Leonora , mother of Martin II ; Constanza , regent 1352 - 1354 ; and Euphemia , regent, 1355 - 1357 .

His reign was marked by strife between the throne and the nobility, especially the old families of Ventimiglia, Palizzi, Chiaramonte, and Antiochia.

He died without warning in 1342 at Calascibetta and was buried in the cathedral of Palermo . He was succeeded by Louis, his eldest son, who was only five years old.