Isabella of Balzo (d. 1533) was the second wife and only Queen consort of Frederick IV of Naples. A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Frederick IV ( April 19, 1452 &ndash November 9, 1504) sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last
Family
She was a daughter of Pietro del Balzo, Duke of Andria and Maria Donata Orsini. The Orsini family was one of the most celebrated princely families in medieval Italy and Renaissance Rome, and which in former times had large possessions Pietro had served as Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples but had been strangled to death in 1487.
Her paternal grandparents were Francis of Baux, Duke of Andria (1410 - 1482) and Sancia of Chiaramonte, Countess of Copertino. Francis had served as Grand Constable of the Kingdom of Naples.
Francis was a son of William of Baux, Duke of Andria and Maria Brunforta.
William was a son Francis of Baux, Duke of Andria and his third wife Sueva Orsini. William was a younger, paternal half-brother of James of Baux and Antonia of Balzo. James of Baux (Jacques des Baux Duke of Andria, was the last titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1374 to 1383 and Prince of Achaea Antonia of Balzo (c 1355 - 23 January, 1374) was the second Queen consort of Frederick III the Simple.
Sueva was a daughter of Nicolo Orsini, 3rd Count of Nola and Jeanne of Sabran. She was also a paternal half-sister of Raimondo del Balzo Orsini. Raimondo del Balzo Orsini (died 17 January 1406) also known as Raimondello, a remarkable nobleman of the Kingdom of Naples.
Marriage
On 28 November 1486, Isabella maried Prince Frederick of Naples. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Frederick IV ( April 19, 1452 &ndash November 9, 1504) sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last He was the second son of Ferdinand I of Naples and his first wife Isabella of Taranto. Ferdinand I of Naples should not be confused with Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, a latter king of Naples Isabella di Taranto, born Isabella de Clermont, (c 1424 &ndash 30 March, 1465) was a Princess of Taranto in her own right and first Queen
Frederick had only one daughter, Carlotta of Naples, from his previous marriage with Anna of Savoy.
They had five children:
- Ferdinand of Aragón, Duke of Calabria (15 December 1488 - 1550). Ferdinand of Aragón Duke of Calabria (Spanish Fernando de Aragón Duque de Calabria (1488-1550 was a Neapolitan Aristocrat of royal blood who played a significant Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Married first Germaine of Foix (her third marriage) and secondly Mencia of Mendoza, Marchiones Cenete. Germaine of Foix ( 1488 - 18 October, 1538) was Queen consort of Aragon, the second wife of Ferdinand the Catholic of Aragon
- Giulia of Naples (c. 1492 - 10 March 1542). Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Married John George of Montferrat.
- Isabel of Naples (d. 1550).
- Alfonso of Naples. Considered to have died youn.
- Cesare of Naples. Considered to have died young.
On 7 September 1496, Frederick succeeded his childless nephew Ferdinand II of Naples. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples ( 26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496) sometimes known as Ferrandino, was King Isabella became his Queen consort but only for five years. A combination of King Louis XII of France and King Ferdinand II of Aragon had continued the claim of Louis' predecessor, King Charles VIII of France, to Naples and Sicily. Louis XII ( June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) called "the Father of the People" (Le Père du Peuple was the thirty-fifth king Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Charles VIII, called the Affable (l'Affable 30 June 1470 &ndash 7 April 1498 was King of France from 1483 to his death The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. In 1501 their alliance deposed Frederick; Naples initially went to Louis.
Frederick and Isabella spend the following years in exile. Frederick died in Tours on 9 November 1504. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Isabella survived him by twenty-nine years but had no further marriages.
| Preceded by Giovanna of Naples |
Queen consort of Naples 7 September 1496 – 1501 |
Succeeded by Anne of Brittany |
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Giovanna of Naples ( 1478 - 27 August, 1518) was the Queen consort of Ferdinand II of Naples. The following is a list of monarchs of Sicily. Counts of Sicily Sicily was granted pending its Christian reconquest to Robert Guiscard as "duke" Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Anne of Brittany ( 25 January, 1477 &ndash 9 January, 1514) also known as Anna of Brittany ( Anne de Bretagne;Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic