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Agnes of Durazzo

Italian: Agnese di Durazzo
Also Known As: "Agnès de Durazzo"
Birthdate:
Death: July 15, 1388 (42-43)
Naples, Campania, Italy (died in prison)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Carlo di Gravina, duca di Durazzo and Maria Anjou, of Calabria
Wife of cap. Cansignorio della Scala and Jacopo de Baux
Mother of Tarsia di Savorgnan
Sister of Luigi Ludovico d'Anjou; Clementina d'Anjou; Jeanne d'Anjou, duchessa di Durazzo and Margherita di Durazzo
Half sister of N.N. d'Anjou-Sicile and Philippe d'Anjou-Sicile

Occupation: last empress consort of Constantinople
Managed by: Katherine L Wall
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About Agnes of Durazzo

Agnes of Durazzo (1345 – 10 February 1383) was the wife of James of Baux, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople. She was the last woman to claim the title of empress of the Latin Empire.


-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#AgnesDurazzodied1388

c) AGNES di Durazzo (1345-Naples 15 Jul 1388, bur Naples, Santa Chiara). Charles III King of Sicily granted safe passage to “Jacques de Baux...avec sa femme Agnès de Duras” by charter dated 11 Sep 1382[955]. King Charles III granted Corfu as part of her dowry by charter dated 16 Sep 1382[956].

m firstly (before 1363) CANSIGNORIO della Scala Signor di Verona, (-19 Oct 1375). Captain General of the Lombard Gibelins.

m secondly (1382) JACQUES de Baux Principe di Taranto, Prince of Achaia, son of FRANCESCO del Balzo Duca d’Andria & his wife Margherita di Taranto (-Taranto 17 Jul 1383, bur Taranto, San Cataldo).

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Agnes of Durazzo's Timeline

1345
1345
1388
July 15, 1388
Age 43
Naples, Campania, Italy
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