page_title: Philip I, Prince of Taranto
section_title: War of the Vespers
hierarchical_section_title: Philip I, Prince of Taranto / War of the Vespers
context_page_description: Philip I of Taranto, of the Angevin house, was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople, Despot of Romania, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and Lord of Durazzo.
  Born in Naples, Philip was a younger son of Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples, and Maria of Hungary, daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary.
context_section_description: As Vicar-General of Sicily, he was part of the invasion of that island during the latter stage of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. His army was defeated in 1299 at the Battle of Falconara by Frederick III of Sicily, and he was held prisoner until the signing of the Treaty of Caltabellotta in 1302.
caption: Coat of arms of Philip I of Taranto before marrying Catherine of Valois