Editing Charles I of Hungary (section)

===Childhood (1288–1300)===

Charles was the only son of [[Charles Martel of Anjou|Charles Martel, Prince of Salerno]], and his wife, [[Clemence of Austria]].{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=24}}{{sfn|Csukovits|2012a|p=112}} He was born in 1288; the place of his birth is unknown.{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=24}}{{sfn|Csukovits|2012a|p=112}}{{sfn|Dümmerth|1982|p=220}} Charles Martel was the [[firstborn]] son of [[Charles II of Naples]] and Charles II's wife, [[Maria of Hungary (1257-1323)|Mary]], who was a daughter of [[Stephen V of Hungary]].{{sfn|Engel|2001|pp=110, 383}}{{sfn|Cartledge|2011|p=33}} After the death of her brother, [[Ladislaus IV of Hungary]], in 1290, Queen Mary announced her claim to [[Hungary]], stating that the [[House of Árpád]] (the royal family of Hungary) had become extinct with Ladislaus's death.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=110}} However, her father's cousin, [[Andrew III of Hungary|Andrew]] also laid claim to the throne, although his father, [[Stephen the Posthumous]], had been regarded a bastard by all other members of the royal family.{{sfn|Engel|2001|pp=98, 110}} For all that, the Hungarian lords and prelates preferred Andrew against Mary and he was crowned king of Hungary on 23&nbsp;July 1290.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=110}}{{sfn|Bartl|Čičaj|Kohútova|Letz|2002|p=34}} She transferred her claim to Hungary to Charles Martel in January 1292.{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=25}} The [[Babonići]], [[Frankopans]], [[Šubići]] and other [[Kingdom of Croatia (1102–1526)|Croatian]] and [[Slavonia]]n noble families seemingly acknowledged Charles Martel's claim, but in fact their loyalty vacillated between Charles Martel and Andrew&nbsp;III.{{sfn|Magaš|2007|p=59}}{{sfn|Fine|1994|p=207}}

Charles Martel died in autumn 1295, and his seven-year-old son, Charles, inherited his claim to Hungary.{{sfn|Kelly|2003|p=8}}{{sfn|Dümmerth|1982|p=220}} Charles would have also been the lawful heir to his grandfather, Charles&nbsp;II of Naples, in accordance with the principles of primogeniture.{{sfn|Kelly|2003|p=8}}{{sfn|Dümmerth|1982|pp=222–223}} However, Charles&nbsp;II, who preferred his third son, [[Robert the Wise|Robert]], to his grandson, bestowed the rights of a firstborn son upon Robert on 13&nbsp;February 1296.{{sfn|Dümmerth|1982|p=224}} [[Pope Boniface VIII]] confirmed Charles&nbsp;II's decision on 27&nbsp;February 1296, excluding the child Charles from succeeding his grandfather in the [[Kingdom of Naples]].{{sfn|Dümmerth|1982|p=224}} [[Dante Alighieri]] wrote of "the schemes and frauds that would attack"<ref>''The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri'' (Paradise, 9.3.), p. 667.</ref> Charles Martel's family in reference to Robert's alleged manoeuvres to acquire the right to inherit Naples.{{sfn|Kelly|2003|p=276}} The 14th-century historian [[Giovanni Villani]] also noted that his contemporaries were of the opinion that Robert's claim to Naples was weaker than his nephew's.{{sfn|Kelly|2003|p=276}} The jurist [[Baldus de Ubaldis]] refrained from setting out his position on the legitimacy of Robert's rule.{{sfn|Kelly|2003|p=276}}