Pandolfello Alopo

grand chamberlain of Joan II

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Pandolfello Alopo served as the grand chamberlain for Joan II, the queen of Naples from 1414 to 1435. Joan II's reign was characterized by numerous love affairs, constant political maneuvering, and power struggles between the French house of Anjou and the house of Aragon.1

After Joan II became queen, she appointed Alopo as her grand chamberlain. He temporarily removed Muzio Attendolo Sforza, a significant military figure from the previous regime, from power. However, Joan II's second husband, Jacques de Bourbon, soon had Alopo executed in 1415 after usurping her authority.1

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…queen and appointed her lover Pandolfello Alopo grand chamberlain. Alopo temporarily removed from power the condottiere Muzio Attendolo Sforza, an important figure in the previous regime. On July 14, 1415, Joan married Jacques de Bourbon, Count de la Marche, who, confident of his power, soon had Alopo executed (1415), usurped…
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…queen and appointed her lover Pandolfello Alopo grand chamberlain. Alopo temporarily removed from power the condottiere Muzio Attendolo Sforza, an important figure in the previous regime. On July 14, 1415, Joan married Jacques de Bourbon, Count de la Marche, who, confident of his power, soon had Alopo executed (1415), usurped…
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