Isabella del Balzo

Isabella of Balzo (died 1533) was the second consort and only Queen consort of Frederick IV of Naples.

Contents 1 Family 2 Marriage 3 Issue 4 References 5 Sources 6 External links

Family

She was a daughter of Pietro del Balzo, Duke of Andria and Maria Donata Orsini. 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, daughter of Tristan di Chiaromonte. 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 spouse Sueva Orsini. William was a younger, paternal half-brother of James of Baux and Antonia of Balzo. 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.

Marriage

On 28 November 1486, Isabella married Prince Frederick of Naples. He was the second son of Ferdinand I of Naples and his first consort Isabella of Taranto. Frederick had only one daughter, Charlotte of Naples, from his previous marriage to Anne of Savoy.

On 7 September 1496, Frederick succeeded his childless nephew Ferdinand II of Naples. Isabella became his Queen consort 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. In 1501 their alliance deposed Frederick; Naples initially went to Louis.

Frederick and Isabella spend the following years in exile. Isabella initially escaped to Ischia with her children, but later followed Frederick to France, where he was given an allowance. Frederick died in Tours on 9 November 1504. Isabella found a refuge for herself and younger children in the Duchy of Ferrara under the protection of Frederick's nephew Alfonso d'Este, and lived there until her death, never remarrying.^[1]

Issue

• Ferdinand of Aragón, Duke of Calabria (15 December 1488 – 1550). Married first Germaine of Foix (her third marriage) and secondly Mencia of Mendoza, Marchiones Cenete.
• Giulia d'Aragona (c. 1492 – 10 March 1542). Married John George of Montferrat.
• Isabella d'Aragona (d. 1550).
• Alfonso d'Aragona (1499–1515).
• Cesare d'Aragona (1501–1519).

References

1. ^ George Nugent, "Jacquet's Tributes to the Neapolitan Aragonese," The journal of musicology VI/2 (spring 1988), pp. 198-226.

Sources

• This page is a translation of its Hungarian equivalent.

External links

• A listing of descendants of the House of Baux

Preceded by Joan of Naples

Queen consort of Naples 7 September 1496 – 1501

Succeeded by Anne of Brittany

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Name	Isabella Del Balzo
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Date of death	1533
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