LOUIS I.

louis i., duke of anjou and count of maine (1339-1384), was the second son of john ii., king of france, and was born at vincennes on the 23rd of july 1339. having been given the duchy of anjou in 1356 he led a wing of the french army at the battle of poitiers and was sent to england as a hostage after the conclusion of the treaty of bretigny in 1360, but he broke his parole in 1363 and so brought about king john's return into captivity. he took part in the war against england which was renewed in 1369, uniting the rival houses of foix and armagnac in the common cause, and in other ways rendering good service to his brother, king charles v. anjou's entrance into the troubled politics of italy was one result of the papal schism which opened in 1378. anxious to secure the support of france, the antipope clement vii. persuaded the queen of naples, joanna