Image Title:
Raymond of Campania (died 1334)

Notes:
The marriage of Raymond of Campania (c.1305) and  Philippa of Catania

Note:
".  . . was a Neapolitan knight and courtier of black African origin. Through a combination of his own abilities and an advantageous marriage to one of the queen's inner circle, he rose through the ranks to hold the highest office in the royal household by the time of his death." [Wikipedia] Learn More

Artist:
Jean Fouquet's illustrated edition of Boccaccio's Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes (1458)

Image Source:
Wikipedia

Subject:
People - Europe - Afro-Europeans -  Black European - Afro European - Moor - African -  Neapolitan knight - Courtier

Date:
c.1305

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-PPLEU-40

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