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René of Anjou
René of Anjou was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence and Duke of Bar, and by marriage Duke of Lorraine, as well as titular king of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem. He lost Naples to Alfonso of Aragon in 1442. Known as Good King René, he was a patron of art, letters and tournaments at Angers and Aix. After his death Anjou and Provence passed to the French crown.
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