Person

Philip I of Taranto

1278–1331 · 14th century

Philip I of Taranto was an Angevin prince, son of Charles II of Naples, who received the Principality of Taranto in 1294. He also held the Angevin claims to the Kingdom of Albania and the Principality of Achaea and, through his marriage to Catherine of Valois, the title of Latin emperor of Constantinople. His efforts to expand in the Balkans and Greece achieved little.

Philip I of Taranto
Image: Giovanni Villani · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Principality of Taranto

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Philip I of Taranto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philip-i-of-taranto
MLA
“Philip I of Taranto.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philip-i-of-taranto. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Philip I of Taranto.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philip-i-of-taranto.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Philip I of Taranto’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philip-i-of-taranto (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻