Charles I of Anjou

thumb| Charles I (Italian: Carlo; 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles d'Anjou ('of Anjou'), was King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285. He was a member of the Capetian dynasty and the founder of the House of Anjou-Sicily. Quotes Does he fancy, because he wears red stockings, that the blood of his Orsini can mingle with the blood of France? About Pope Nicholas III, who had proposed a marriage between his niece Orsini and Charles of Anjou's son. Quoted in Giovanni Villani's Nuova Cronica, p. 279. Cited in Jules Michelet's History of France, translated by G. H. Smith, vol. 1 (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882), p. 338 External links Category:1220s births Category:1280s deaths Category:Monarchs from France Category:People of the Crusades