Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat
Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat | |
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Trino, Italy | |
| Noble family | Palaeologus-Montferrat |
| Spouse(s) | Argentina Spinola |
| Issue | John II, Marquis of Montferrat Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat |
| Father | Andronikos II Palaiologos |
| Mother | Irene of Montferrat |
Theodore I Palaiologos or Palaeologus (
Marquis of Montferrat
from 1306 until his death.
Life
He was a son of Emperor
Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople blocked the candidacy of the elder son John
, so Theodore went to Italy instead.
Theodore sailed to
Capitano del Popolo (co-ruler) of the Republic of Genoa
. Spinola used his wealth to back Theodore's claim to Montferrat.
Theodore was opposed by
Manfred IV of Saluzzo. Manfred was a cadet of the House of Savoy, and several Marquises of Montferrat had Savoyard wives.[3] King Charles II of Naples also claimed parts of the March. He gradually overcame these foes and secured the whole March. In 1310 he received the imperial investiture from Emperor Henry VII
.
Theodore died in
Trino Vercellese in 1338. He was succeeded by his son John II Palaiologos
.
Marriage and issue
Theodore and Argentina had:
- John ΙΙ(1313–1372)
- Aimone, Count of Savoy[4]
Writings
Theodore is known to have authored an original military manual, titled Les Enseignemens ou Ordenances pour un Siegneur qui a Guerres et Grans Gouvernemens a Faire, often referred to as Les enseignements. Originally composed in Greek in 1326-1327 while Theodore was in Constantinople, it exists now only in the medieval French translation of
De Re Militari or any other known classical text. It thus serves as an example of the military thinking of the late Byzantine and Medieval worlds.[5]
Ancestors
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External links
The French translation of Les enseignements
References
- ISBN 0-521-45531-6.
- C. W. Previté-Orton, The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. 2, (Cambridge University Press, 1978), 733.
- ^ F. Gabotto, Gli Ultimi principi d'Acaia e la politica subalpina 1883
- ^ Valsecchi 2018, p. 458.
- ^ John R.E. Bliese, 'Rhetoric Goes to War: The Doctrine of Ancient and Medieval Military Manuals', Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Vol 24, No. 3/4, 1994, p. 116-117.
Sources
- Valsecchi, Chiara (2018). "Consilia and Dynastic Successions in Modern Europe". In Villata, Maria Gigliola di Renzo (ed.). Succession Law, Practice and Society in Europe across the Centuries. Springer. p. 417-472.
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