Capetian House of Anjou

House of Anjou
Arms of the Capetian House of Anjou
Parent house	Capetian dynasty
Country	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Albania, Principality of Albania, Principality of Achaea
Founded	1246 (1246)
Founder	Charles I of Naples
Final ruler	Joanna II of Naples
Titles	King of Sicily King of Jerusalem King of Naples King of Hungary King of Croatia King of Dalmatia Emperor of Bulgaria [citation needed] King of Poland King of Galicia and Lodomeria King of Albania Prince of Albania King of Arles King of Thessalonica Prince of Achaea Prince of Salerno Prince of Taranto Duke of Calabria Duke of Apulia Duke of Durazzo Duke of Transylvania Duke of Slavonia Count of Anjou Count of Maine Count of Touraine Count of Provence Count of Forcalquier Count of Gravina
Dissolution	1435 (1435)
Cadet branches	House of Anjou-Durazzo House of Anjou-Hungary House of Anjou-Taranto House of Anjou-Béthanie (extant, illeg.)

The Capetian House of Anjou, or House of Anjou-Sicily, or House of Anjou-Naples was a royal house and cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It is one of three separate royal houses referred to as Angevin, meaning "from Anjou" in France. Founded by Charles I of Anjou, the youngest son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century. The War of the Sicilian Vespers later forced him out of the island of Sicily, leaving him with the southern half of the Italian Peninsula, known as the Kingdom of Naples. The house and its various branches would go on to influence much of the history of Southern and Central Europe during the Middle Ages until it became extinct in 1435.

Historically, the house ruled the Counties of Anjou, Maine, Touraine, Provence and Forcalquier; the Principalities of Achaea and Taranto; and the Kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, Hungary, Croatia, Albania and Poland.