Louis III

Louis III (born Sept. 25, 1403, Anjou, Fr.—died Nov. 15, 1434, Cosenza, Italy) was the duke of Anjou and Touraine, count of Maine and Provence, and titular king of Naples and Sicily (1417–34). Advancing Angevin claims to the throne of Naples, Louis struggled with the Aragonese claimant Alfonso V, sometimes supported, sometimes opposed by the childless Queen Joan II of Naples (ruled 1414–35). Succeeding his father, Louis II of Anjou, as claimant to the Neapolitan...