Robert, King of Naples
| Robert | |
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Robert in a miniature by Simone Martini, 1317 | |
| King of Naples Count of Provence and Forcalquier | |
| Reign | 5 May 1309 – 20 January 1343 |
| Predecessor | Charles II |
| Successor | Joanna I |
| Born | 1276 |
| Died | 20 January 1343 (aged 67) Kingdom of Naples |
| Spouse | Yolanda of Aragon Sancha of Majorca |
| Issue More | Charles, Duke of Calabria Louis of Anjou Charles d'Artois Hélène of Anjou Maria d'Aquino Louis de Bethanie |
| House | Anjou-Naples |
| Father | Charles II of Naples |
| Mother | Mary of Hungary |
Robert of Anjou (Italian: Roberto d'Angiò), known as Robert the Wise (Italian: Roberto il Saggio; 1276 – 20 January 1343), was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Italian politics of his time. He was the third son of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary, and during his father's lifetime he was styled Duke of Calabria (1296–1309).
Robert's early life was marked by his family's participation in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, in which conflict Robert served as a military commander. Upon the death of his father in 1309, Robert ruled as the king of Naples. His reign brought relative stability to Naples when compared to the reigns of his father and grandfather, but was also marked by rivalries against Germanic powers in northern Italy and the House of Barcelona in the western Mediterranean. Robert was pre-deceased by his son and heir Charles of Calabria, and so willed his throne to his granddaughter, Joanna of Naples.