Although her father was dispossessed of his kingdom, her descendants, the House of La Trémoïlle maintained their dynastic claim in exile.
[1] Daughter of the Neapolitan king's first marriage to Anne of Savoy, a granddaughter of Charles VII of France, Charlotte was married to Guy XVI, Count of Laval, head of one of Brittany's most powerful noble families.
[2] Following her mother's death which occurred shortly after her birth, Charlotte was raised in France and brought up at the French court.
[4] On his death without legitimate descendants in Valencia in 1550, Charlotte was long dead and France had lost the crown of Naples to another branch of the Aragonese dynasty.
Charlotte is posthumously attributed the title, Princess of Taranto, which had been borne by Neapolitan heirs apparent.