Marie of Blois, Duchess of Anjou

[1] Throughout their marriage his official titles increased, though he would never actually rule the Kingdom of Naples.

She then appealed to Charles VI of France to support her son in obtaining Naples.

In 1390, Louis, supported by the pope and the French, set sail for Naples.

Marie negotiated for a marriage between Louis and Yolande of Aragon,[2] to prevent the Aragonese from obstructing him there.

[3] Marie was an able administrator and on her deathbed revealed to Louis that she had saved the amount of 200,000 écus.