Isabella of Clermont
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Isabella of Clermont | |
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Spouse | Ferdinand I of Naples |
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Father | Tristan of Clermont |
Mother | Catherine of Taranto |
Isabella of Clermont (c. 1424 – 30 March 1465), also known as Isabella of Taranto, was
Life
Born on January 1424 in
On 30 May 1444/1445, Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragon, then Duke of Calabria (1423–1494),[2] natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon who had recently conquered the Neapolitan kingdom from French Angevins, and thus was the new liege lord of Isabella and her family. Alfonso arranged this marriage in order to give a good future to his favorite bastard son, by giving him his own principality by marriage. Also, Alfonso wanted his loyal people (such as his own son) to have feudal fiefs in his new kingdom, which would happen in the future as soon as Ferdinand and Isabella succeeded in Taranto. The marriage also strengthened the king's grip on the current lords of Taranto.
On 27 June 1458 Isabella's husband became, by the will of his father,
Queen Isabella died on 30 March 1465, and was buried in
Issue
Isabella and Ferdinand had:
- Alfonso II of Naples (4 November 1448 – 18 December 1495)[2]
- Eleanor of Naples (22 June 1450 – 11 October 1493),[3]duchess of Bari and Ferrara
- Frederick IV of Naples (19 April 1452 – 9 November 1504), married Isabella del Balzo[2]
- cardinal[2]
- Beatrice of Naples (14 September/16 November 1457 – 23 September 1508), queen of Hungary
- Francis of Naples, Duke of Sant Angelo (16 December 1461 – 26 October 1486)
References
- ^ Marcello Moscone, Isabella Chiaramonte, Regina di Napoli, Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 62, 2004.
- ^ a b c d e Williams 1998, p. 144.
- ^ Commire & Klezmer 1999, p. 394.
Sources
- Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah, eds. (1999). "Leonora of Aragon (1450-1493)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 9:Laa-Lyud. Yorkin.
- Williams, George L. (1998). Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes. McFarland & Company, Inc.