List of consorts of Montferrat

See also: List of rulers of Montferrat

The Marchioness and Duchesses of Montferrat^[1] 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 1142 husband's accession	14 Mar 1044/1045 husband's death	19 December 1091	Enrique degli Aleramici
	Constance of Savoy (Costanza di Savoia)	Amadeus II, Count of Savoy (Savoy)	-	1140	January 1142 husband's accession	20 November 1084 husband's death	-	Ottone II degli Aleramici
	His first wife	-	-	-	20 November 1084 husband's accession	-		Guglielmo IV degli Aleramici
	Otta d'Agliè (Otta di Aglié)	Tibaldo d'Agliè	-	-		1100 husband'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 1135 husband'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	1191 husband's accession	28 April 1192 husband's death	May/June 1205	Corrado degli Aleramici
	Jeanne de Châtillon-sur-Loing (Giovanna di Châtillon)	Raynald of Châtillon-sur-Loing (Châtillon)	According to Nicetas Choniates, Boniface had remarried in late 1186-early 1187. This bride was possibly Jeanne de Châtillon-sur-Loing, daughter of Raynald de Châtillon-sur-Loing and his first wife Princess Constance of Antioch. The Lignages d'Outremer name "Maria e Joanna" as the two daughters of "Rinaldo de Castellion" and his wife "Costanza…la Nova Princessa", stating that Marie (presumably being an error for Agnes) married "el re d'Ungaria" and Jeanne married "el re de Salonichio". This is the only reference so far found to this daughter but, if it is correct, "el re de Salonichio" can only refer to Boniface. Jeanne would have been the maternal aunt of Boniface's last wife; apparently, the marriage was childless or, if they had children, none survive to adulthood.[2]					Bonifacio I degli Aleramici
	Eleanora of Savoy (Eleanora di Savoy)	Humbert III, Count of Savoy (Savoy)	Some sources claim that in 1197, Boniface married Eleonora, a daughter of his cousin Humbert III of Savoy. If so, she died in 1202, leaving no known children. Usseglio is sceptical of this marriage having taken place: the evidence is thin, and there would have been questions of consanguinity. It is notable that Vaqueiras, in his songs of the 1190s, addressed Beatrice, but neither he nor any other troubadour working at the court in this period dedicated any songs to a wife of Boniface, which suggests he was a long-term widower. Another fact show that Humbert III of Svoy only had two surviving daughters, Sophia or Eleonora and Alix. Sophia/Eleonora was the second wife of Azzo VI of Este; in consequence, a marriage between her and Boniface was impossible. Alix died in infancy, shortly before her betrothal with John of England.
	Margaret of Hungary (Margherita d'Ungheria)	Béla III of Hungary (Árpád)	1175	9 August 1202		4 September 1207 husband's death	after 1223
	Berta of Clavesana (Berta di Clavesana)	Bonifacio, Marquess of Clavesana and Count of Cortemiglia	1180	9 August 1202	4 September 1207 husband'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 1253 husband'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 1305 husband'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 (Cecilia di Comminges)	Bernard VII, Count of Comminges	-	1337	24 April 1338 husband'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 1372 husband's death	1406
	Violante Visconti	Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan (Visconti)	1354	2 August 1377		16 December 1378 husband'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)	-	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 1418 husband'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 1418 husband's accession	12 March 1445 husband's death	January 1460	Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo
	Marguerite of Savoy (Margharita di Savoia)	Louis, Duke of Savoy (Savoy)	1439	2 May/December 1458		19 January 1464 husband'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 1483 husband's death	17 February 1485
	Helena of Brosse (Elena di Brosse)	Jean II de Brosse (Brosse)	1460	31 August 1483		1484		Bonifacio III Paleologo
	Marija Branković (Maria Branković)	Stefan III Branković, Despotes in Serbia (Branković)	1466	8 July 1485		31 January 1494 husband'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 1518 husband's death	18 October 1562	Guglielmo IX Paleologo
	Julia of Naples (Giulia di Napoli)	Frederick IV of Naples (Trastámara)	1492	29 March 1533		3 April 1533 husband'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.^[3]

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	1536 husband's accession	28 August 1540 husband'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 1550 husband's death	28 February 1572	Francesco I Gonzaga
	Eleanor of Austria (Eleanora d'Austria)	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg)	2 November 1534	26 April 1561		1574 Marquisate raised to a Duchy	5 August 1594	Guglielmo X Gonzaga

Duchess of Montferrat

House of Gonzaga

In 1574, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor raisd 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 (Eleanora d'Austria)	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg)	2 November 1534	26 April 1561	1574 Marquisate raised to a Duchy	14 August 1587 husband'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 1587 husband'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 1612 husband's accession	22 December 1612 husband's death	26 June 1655	Francesco II Gonzaga
	Catherine de' Medici (Caterina de' Medici)	Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Medici)	2 May 1593	16 February 1617		29 October 1626 husband's death	17 April 1629	Ferdinando I Gonzaga
	Isabella Gonzaga (Isabella Gonzaga)	Alfonso Gonzaga, Marquess of Novellara (Gonzaga)	1576	1616	29 October 1626 husband's accession	25 December 1627 husband's death	? 1627 [4]	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 1665 husband'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 1708 Conquest by Dukes of Savoy	19 December 1710

See also

• List of Thessalonican consorts
• List of Mantuan consorts

References

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ Champagne Nobility Archived 15 December 2010 at WebCite
3. ^ Fabbri, Paolo; Carter, Tim (1994), Monteverdi, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-35133-1, http://books.google.com/?id=5zx7lsONuu8C&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23 
4. ^ It's most likely that she died before her husband.

Sources

• MONFERRATO, SALUZZO