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Where is The MASCHIO ANGIOINO / CASTEL NUOVO?

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Where is The MASCHIO ANGIOINO / CASTEL NUOVO?

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CASTEL NUOVO OR MASCHIO ANGIOINO is a mediaval castle located in front of Piazza Municipio and the city hall Palazzo San Giacomo. Its scenic location makes the castle one of the main landmarks of the city.

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It Was assigned the project to architect french Pierre de Chaulnes the works for the construction of the Castle New they started in 1279 and was finished three years later.

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the maschio angioino is a Gothic castle (Angevin and Aragonese) entrusted by the sovereign Angevin to French architects. It has a quadrilateral plant, four mighty defense towers, walls and a moat of protection.

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The construction of its old nucleus is by the initiative of Charles I of Anjou. With the rise of the thone of Roberto il Saggio, in 1309, the castle was restored and enlarged, and it became a remarkable center of culture thanks to his passion for arts and letters. In 1443, under the dinasty of Aragonese, a famous triumphal arch was added to the main gate, to celebrate the arrival of the king Alfonso d'Aragona.

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Charles I of Anjou, was born on March 21, 1226 in Paris.

The lastborn, was destined for monastic life, but the premature death of two brothers gave him titles and honors he was not destined for. what succeded him was marrige  to  Beatrice. On March 10th the march began in Campania and most of the faithful barons in Manfredi. Charles I of Anjou now ruled over all South Italy.

On October 29, 1268 the last Svevo was sentenced to death and decapitated in Piazza del Mercato, Naples. In the same year, Beatrice's widow, the king married Margherita of Burgundy. Placed in every internal revolt, Carlo turned his attention to the Ghibellines outbreaks that still resisted throughout Italy, but before commencing the latter he decided to move the capital of the kingdom from Palermo to Naples: the city was central, rich, well-connected and it was confined to its purpose of unifying the entire peninsula.

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Various places in the city of Naples are linked to the mystery. One among them is Castel Nuovo, also known as MASCHIO ANGIOINO. One of these legends is linked to King  Angioinus. He had two prisons in the underground: the "baron conspiracy prison" and the "millet pit" that was originally used as a grain store. But the latter, with the passage of time, it was used to capture the prisoners, among others also the philosopher Thomas Campanella. In one of these prisons , there was a hidden crocodile, that killed the prisoners. So the prisoners disappered.
According to the legend the Queen giovanna II took the crocodile from Egypt into the castle.
Probably the Queen used these prisons and the animal to kill her lovers.

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Who are the most important kings of the castle?

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Who are the most important kings of the castle?

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There were two important kings for the castle:
-Carlo d'Angiò
-Alfonso d'Aragona

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He was born in Naples on November 4, 1448.

For the consequences of the conspiracy of the Pazzi, Naples led with Federico di Urbino the war, entering Siena on 20 February 1479 and defeating the enemy at Poggio Imperiale and the siege of Colle. In the following year the Turkish danger and the massacre of Otranto called him home; after a year of struggle (August 1480-September 1481), forced the enemy to surrender, returned triumphantly to Naples on October 25th.

Dead Ferrante on 25 gennuary 1494, Alfonso II reigned a little less than a year, doubtful of all and of himself, tormented by religious scruples, After many years they believed that they could save the dynasty, abdicating in January 1495 in favor of his son Ferrandino. He retired to Mazzara, the fief of the stepmother Giovanna, and then to Messina, was captured by death on 18 December. 1495 while it was traditionally to enter the Olivetan Order.