Isabella Of TARANTO

Abt 1424 - 1465  (41 years)

• Name	Isabella Of TARANTO  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1424  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Mar 1465  [1]
  Burial	St. Pietro the Martyr   [1]
  Notes	Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Isabella di Taranto, born Isabella de Clermont, (c. 1424-1465), Princess of Taranto, was the elder daughter of Tristan di Chiaramonte (Tristan de Clermont-Lodeve), Count of Cupertino, and Catherine of Taranto. She was also the niece and heiress presumptive of childless Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, prince of Taranto. She was a granddaughter of queen Mary of Enghien (mother of Giovanni and Catherine), who had been queen consort of Naples (Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily) in 1406-14. Thus, she was the heiress presumptive of feudal possessions in Southern Italy. In 1444 (or 30 May 1445) she married Ferrante di Aragona, then Duke of Calabria (1423-1494), 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. In 1458 her husband became, by the will of king Alfonso, King in his conquered territories and as such used the title King of Naples and Jerusalem, and Isabella became queen consort. By that point, they had several children of their own, the eldest being the 10-year-old Alphonso. They no longer wanted to make Taranto their principal holding, but it was still a strong possession, and in 1463 Isabella succeeded her uncle Giovanni Antonio in Taranto. Isabella also inherited the Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Isabella died 30 March in 1465, buried in St.Pietro the Martyr. Her heir was her eldest son, Alphonso, then Duke of Calabria, the future king Alfonso II of Naples and Jerusalem. Her widower King Ferrante (born 1423, died January 25, 1494) secondly married Infanta Juana of Aragon, his own first cousin, in 1476
  Person ID	I56379	Main Tree

  
  

  Family	Ferdinand I Of NAPLES,   b. 1423   d. 25 Jan 1494 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1444
  Children	1. Duke of Sanit Angelo Francesco Of NAPLES,   b. 16 Dec 1461   d. 26 Oct 1486 (Age 24 years)  [Natural] + 2. Leonora Of NAPLES,   b. 22 Jun 1450   d. 11 Oct 1493 (Age 43 years)  [Birth]   3. Frederick IV Of NAPLES,   b. 19 Apr 1452   d. 09 Nov 1504 (Age 52 years)  [Natural]   4. Beatrice Of NAPLES,   b. Between 14 Sep and 16 Nov 1457   d. 23 Sep 1508  [Natural]   5. Alphonso II Of NAPLES,   b. 04 Nov 1448   d. 18 Dec 1495 (Age 47 years)  [Natural]   6. Giovanni Of NAPLES,   b. 25 Jun 1456   d. 17 Oct 1485 (Age 29 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F17427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.