Theodore II, Marquis of Montferrat

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Theodore II, Marquis of Montferrat
John Jacob of Montferrat
Sophia, Byzantine Empress
FatherJohn II, Marquis of Montferrat
MotherIsabella of Majorca

Theodore II Palaeologus (Teodoro II Paleologo) (died 16 April 1418) was the

Margrave of Montferrat
from 1381.

Life

He was the thirdborn son of

John III. After the death of John II, Montferrat had been plunged into a crisis brought on by the quick succession of two young rulers, neither of whom had the necessary authority to deal with internal state of chaos. During his youth, Theodore was under the regency of Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Soon it became apparent that he was a weak person on his own. By marrying, of his own will, a Milanese woman, the daughter of Leonardo Malaspina, margrave of Lunigiana, he was forced to cede Asti
to Gian Galeazzo.

After the death of his first and second wives, he remarried

Amadeus VIII of Savoy. Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan intervened on behalf of Theodore in return for the aid the Visconti
had received in reestablishing their power in Milan.

In 1400, Theodore had granted Borgo San Martino to one Facino Cane for his service. In 1409, Theodore and Facino succeeded in taking possession of Milan and Genoa. Theodore maintained possession of these places until 1413, when, despite several military expeditions,[1] finding the government of both his Piedmontese and Lombard dominions too difficult, he gave them up in exchange for a large sum.

After the death of Facino, Theodore had to fight the Visconti in Piedmont until an agreement was reached in 1417. Theodore died soon after, leaving a widow in the person of Margaret, later the Blessed Margaret. He was succeeded by his son

John Jacob
.

Marriages and children

Theodore married, as his first wife, Argentina Malaspina. She was a daughter of Leonardo Malaspina, Marquis of Massa. They had no known children.

In 1393, Theodore married his second wife Joanna of Bar. She was a daughter of

Bonne of Bohemia
. They had two known children:

Joanna died on 15 January 1402. Theodore remained a widower for a year. On 17 January 1403, Theodore married his third wife Margaret of Savoy. She was the eldest daughter of Amedeo, Prince of Achaea and Catherine of Geneva. Their marriage was childless. Margaret survived her husband by forty-six years and died on 23 November 1464.

Literary References

Theodore is one of the major antagonists in

John Jacob
also appears as a minor character in the book, though he is portrayed as Theodore's nephew.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Romanoni, Fabio. "Gli obblighi militari nel marchesato di Monferrato ai tempi di Teodoro II". Bollettino Storico- Bibliografico Subalpino.
  2. ^ Origone 1996, p. 236.

Sources

  • Origone, Sandra (1996). "Marriage Connections between Byzantium and the West in the Age of the Palaiologoi". In Arbel, Benjamin (ed.). Intercultural Contacts in the Medieval Mediterranean. Frank Cass. pp. 226–241.236

External links

Preceded by
Margrave of Montferrat

1381–1418 		Succeeded by
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