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The Anjou are something of a fascination of mine, being a notable has been of history. There are two main families- the capetin n Anjou, which under Charles I inherited Provence thedestroyed the hohenstaufen and claimed naples. Charles was an ambitious and cruel man, desiring also yo claim Latin Rhomania and jerusalem; he failed at this and lost Sicily to the Aragonese but his descendants established themselves in Albania and share and under Louis I held the Hungarian and polish thrones. The captain Anjou went extinct in the 14th century, adopting their cousins as heirs.

The other dynasty is the valois Anjou, who made claim to naoles after Joanna died, but we're unable to just the Iberians although Provence was retained. Under Duke Rene they inheeited Lorraine through his wife yolande of aragon, who also had pretensions to the aragonese throne, but ran afoul of the burgundians who deisred lorraine for themselves. Ultimatley renes demise saw the family raoidly go extinct and their lands were confiscated by the king.

Both families were agnatic French royalty and in line for the French throne; they also maintained constant claims to Jerusalem via naples.

My challenge is this- have either the capetian or valois Anjou unite, under a single dynasty, all their real and imagined claims, meaning both sicilies, Rhomania, Hungary, France, Aragon, Jerusalem, Albania and Poland, and become the leading dynasty in Europe.
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