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Lancelot or Ladislaus , c.1376-1414, king of Naples (1386-1414), son and successor of Charles III. Almost his entire reign was consumed by his struggle with the Angevin rival king of Naples, Louis II , and with Louis's ally, the antipope John XXIII (see Cossa, Baldassare ). Fortunes shifted repeatedly, but at his death Lancelot was able to transfer his kingdom to his sister, Joanna II. Lancelot occupied Rome several times and in 1413 ordered it sacked.

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Lancelot in Arthurian legend, the most famous of Arthur's knights, father of Galahad; he is one of the most significant figures of the cycle, since it is the revelation of his adulterous love for Guinevere that forces him into exile and allows the traitor Mordred opportunity to rebel against Arthur.

Lancelot is seen as a type of flawed courage; he is one of Arthur's greatest knights, but he is not judged pure enough to find the Holy Grail which will be his son's reward.

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