The Marchioness and Duchesses of Montferrat"Marchioness" (now normally "Marquise" for titles outside the British Isles) may also be rendered by the Germanic equivalent, Markgrafin Margravine. Montferrat is also called Monferrato. were the consorts of the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat. The March of Montferrat was created by Berengar II of Italy in 950 during a redistribution of power in the northwest of his kingdom. It was originally named after and held by the Aleramici. In 1574, Montferrat was raised to a Duchy by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (see Duchy of Montferrat).
Marchioness of Montferrat
House of Aleramici Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Marchioness Ceased to be Marchioness Death Spouse Name Unknown Guglielmo I Gerberga of Ivrea(Gerberga di Ivrea) Berengar II of Italy(Ivrea) 945 - - - Aleramo Name Unknown Ottone I degli Aleramici Waza The Miracula sancti Bononii records William's wife as Waza. She prayed at the tomb of Saint Bononio, abbot of Santissimi Michele e Genuario di Lucedio. Guglielmo III degli Aleramici Adelaide of Susa(Adelasia di Susa) Ulric Manfred II of Turin(Arduinici) 1014/20 before 19 January 1042 January 1142husband's accession 14 March 1044/1045husband's death 19 December 1091 Enrico degli Aleramici Constance of Savoy(Costanza di Savoia) (Savoy) - - -husband's accession 20 November 1084husband's death - Ottone II degli Aleramici His first wife - - - 20 November 1084husband's accession - Guglielmo IV degli Aleramici Otta d'Agliè(Otta di Aglié) Tibaldo d'Agliè - - 1100husband's death - Gisela of Burgundy(Gisella di Borgogna) William I, Count of Burgundy(Ivrea) 1075 1105 May 1133 Ranieri degli Aleramici Judith of Babenberg(Giuditta di Babenberg) Leopold III, Margrave of Austria(Babenberg) late 1110s/1120 before 28 March 1133 May 1135husband's accession after 1168 Guglielmo V degli Aleramici Isabella I of Jerusalem(Isabella di Gerusalemme) Amalric I, King of Jerusalem(Ingelger) 1172 24 November 1190 1191husband's accession 28 April 1192husband's death May/June 1205 Corrado degli Aleramici Margaret of Hungary(Margherita d'Ungheria) Béla III of Hungary(Árpád) 1175 9 August 1202 4 September 1207husband's death after 1223 Berta of Clavesana(Berta di Clavesana) Bonifacio, Marquess of Clavesana and Count of Cortemiglia(Aleramici) 1180 9 August 1202 4 September 1207husband's accession 1224 Guglielmo VI degli Aleramici Margaret of Savoy(Margherita di Savoia) Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy(Savoy) 1224/28 9 December 1235 12 June 1253husband's death 1254 or after 14 January 1264 Bonifacio II degli Aleramici Isabel de Clare(Isabella di Clare) Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford(de Clares) 1240 June 1258 1270 Guglielmo VII degli Aleramici Beatrice of Castile and León(Beatrice di Castiglia e León) Alfonso X of Castile and León(Anscarids) 5 November/6 December 1254 August 1271 after 1280 Margaret of Savoy(Margherita di Savoia) Amadeus V, Count of Savoy(Savoy) 1295 23 March 1296 9 March 1305husband's death 1339 Giovanni I degli Aleramici
House of Paleologi Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Marchioness Ceased to be Marchioness Death Spouse Argentina Spinola Opicino Spinola, Doge of Genoa(Spinola) 1295 October 1307 1337 Teodoro I Paleologo Cécile of Comminges Bernard VII, Count of Comminges(Comminges) - 1337 24 April 1338father-in-law's death after 23 June 1354 Giovanni II Paleologo Isabella of Majorca(Isabella di Maiorca) James III of Majorca(Barcelona) 1337 4 September 1358 19 March 1372husband's death 1406 Violante Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan(Visconti) 1354 2 August 1377 16 December 1378husband's death November 1386 Ottone III Paleologo Argentina of Lunigiana(Argentina di Lunigiana) Leonardo Malaspina, Marquess of Massa(Malaspina) - - - 1387 Teodoro II Paleologo Joanna of Bar(Giovanna di Bar) Robert I, Duke of Bar(Scarpone-Montbéliard) - 8 September 1393 15 January 1402 Blessed Margaret of Savoy(Beata Margherita di Savoia) Amadeo, Prince of Achaea(Savoy) 21 June 1390 17 January 1403 16 April 1418husband's death 23 November 1464 Joanna of Savoy(Giovanna di Savoia) Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy(Savoy) 16 July 1392 26 April 1411 16 April 1418husband's accession 12 March 1445husband's death January 1460 Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo Marguerite of Savoy(Margherita di Savoia) Louis, Duke of Savoy(Savoy) 1439 2 May/December 1458 19 January 1464husband's death 9 March 1483 Giovanni IV Paleologo Marie de Foix(Maria di Foix) Gaston IV, Count of Foix(Foix-Béarn-Bigorre) 1452 19 January 1465 1467 Guglielmo VIII Paleologo Isabella Maria Sforza(Elisabetta Maria Sforza) Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan(Sforza) 10 June 1456 18 July 1469 1 September 1472 Bernardina of Brosse(Bernarda di Brosse) Jean II de Brosse(Brosse) 1450 6 January 1474 27 February 1483husband's death 17 February 1485 Helena of Brosse(Elena di Brosse) 1460 31 August 1483 1484 Bonifacio III Paleologo Maria of Serbia(Marija Branković) Stefan III Branković, Despotes in Serbia(Branković) 1466 8 July 1485 31 January 1494husband's death 27 August 1495 Anne of Alençon(Anna d'Alençon) René, Duke of Alençon(Valois-Alençon) 30 October 1492 31 October 1508 4 October 1518husband's death 18 October 1562 Guglielmo IX Paleologo Julia of Naples(Giulia di Napoli) Frederick IV of Naples(Trastámara) 1492 21 April 1533 30 April 1533husband's death 10 March 1542 Giovanni Giorgio Paleologo Spanish occupation until 1536.
House of Gonzaga In 1536 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor granted the marquisate, despite competing claims from Savoy and from the Marquis of Saluzzo, to the Gonzagas. This was confirmed in 1559 by the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis. Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Marchioness Ceased to be Marchioness Death Spouse Margaret Palaeologina(Margherita Paleologa) Guglielmo IX Paleologo(Paleologi) 11 August 1510 3 October 1531 1536husband's accession 28 August 1540husband's death 28 December 1566 Federico I Gonzaga Catherine of Austria(Caterina d'Austria) Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 15 September 1533 22 October 1549 22 February 1550husband's death 28 February 1572 Francesco I Gonzaga Eleanor of Austria(Eleonora d'Austria) Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 2 November 1534 26 April 1561 1574Marquisate raised to a Duchy 5 August 1594 Guglielmo X Gonzaga
Duchess of Montferrat
House of Gonzaga In 1574, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor raised the Gonzaga marquis to a duke and the "march" became the Duchy of Montferrat.
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Eleanor of Austria(Eleonora d'Austria) Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 2 November 1534 26 April 1561 1574Marquisate raised to a Duchy 14 August 1587husband's death 5 August 1594 Guglielmo X Gonzaga Eleonora de' Medici Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(Medici) 28 February 1567 29 April 1584 14 August 1587husband's accession 9 September 1611 Vincenzo I Gonzaga Margaret of Savoy(Margherita di Savoia) Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy(Savoy) 28 April 1589 19 February 1608 9 February 1612husband's accession 22 December 1612husband's death 26 June 1655 Francesco II Gonzaga Caterina de' Medici Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany(Medici) 2 May 1593 16 February 1617 29 October 1626husband's death 17 April 1629 Ferdinando I Gonzaga Isabella Gonzaga(Isabella Gonzaga) Alfonso Gonzaga, Marquess of Novellara(Gonzaga) 1576 1616 29 October 1626husband's accession 25 December 1627husband's death ? 1627It is most likely that she died before her husband. Vincenzo II Gonzaga
House of Gonzaga-Nevers Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Isabella Clara of Austria(Isabella Clara d'Austria) Leopold V, Archduke of Austria(Habsburg) 12 August 1629 7 November 1649 14 August 1665husband's death 24 February 1685 Carlo III Gonzaga Anna Isabella Gonzaga(Anna Isabella Gonzaga) Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla(Gonzaga) 1655 1670 11 August 1703 Carlo IV Gonzaga Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine(Susanna Enrichetta di Lorena) Charles III, Duke of Elbeuf(Guise) 1 February 1686 8 November 1704 before 5 July 1708Conquest by Dukes of Savoy 19 December 1710
See also List of Thessalonican consorts List of Mantuan consorts
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