Elvira Albinia of Sicily

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Elvira of Sicily (died in 1231) was a member of the House of Hauteville who claimed the throne of the Kingdom of Sicily. She is known by an exceptional number of names, including Albinia, Elvira, Maria, Albidina and Blanche.

Elvira, countess of Lecce after the death of her brother; married firstly Walter III of Brienne,[6] secondly Giacomo Sanseverino, Count of Tricario, and thirdly Tigrini Guidi, Count of Modigliano (or Count Palatine in Tuscany?)

Sibylla of Acerra

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Sibylla's children with Tancred were:

Roger, duke of Apulia and king of Sicily

William, duke of Apulia and king of Sicily

Maria (also called Albinia), countess of Lecce after the death of his brother; married firstly Walter III of Brienne, secondly Giacomo Sanseverino, Count of Tricario, and thirdly Tigrini Guidi, Count of Modigliano (or Count Palatine in Tuscany?)

Constance, married Pietro Ziani, later Doge of Venice

Medania

Valdrada, married Giacomo Tello, Venetian noblemen

Walter III of Brienne

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In 1200 he married Maria, daughter of Tancred of Sicily and sister and heiress of the deposed king William III of Sicily. Her precise name is unclear but has been given variously as Mary, Elvira, Albiria, Albinia, or Blanche. She died after 1216. At the time of their marriage, she and her family were exiles in France, trying to find allies to reclaim the Kingdom of Sicily from the young King Frederick. As her husband, Walter was recognized by Pope Innocent III as Prince of Taranto, Duke of Apulia, and Count of Lecce. After the Battle of Agnella in 1201, he took the title of King of Sicily.

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King Tancred & his wife had [six] children:

5. ELVIRA [Albinia] (-after 1216). The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum names (in order) "Alberia, Constantia et Madania" as the three daughters of "Tancredus [rex Siciliæ]" & his wife, naming the first husband of "Alberia vel Alceria" as "comes Gualterius de Brenna, frater regis", her second husband as "Iacobo comiti de Tricario", and her third husband "comiti Tigrino palatino comiti in Tuscia", specifying that her third marriage was arranged by "papa Honorius" and that her dowry was "comitatum Licie et Montis Iscaliosi in regno Apulie"[639]. She was confined with her mother and sisters at the convent of Hohenburg in Alsace. Her first marriage was arranged by Philippe II King of France, with a view to her husband reclaiming Sicily from the Hohenstaufen[640]. Villehardouin records that "Gautier de Brienne" had married "King Tancred's daughter" before he joined the Fourth Crusade, but does not name her[641]. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that Gauthier de Brienne married "l'ainz née fille dou roi Tancre" although he does not name his wife[642]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the marriage in 1201 of "Galterus comes Briennensis filius Eardi comitis" and "Tancredi filiam regis Sicilia et Sibilie regine Apulie"[643].

1. m firstly (Melun 1200) GAUTHIER [III] Comte de Brienne, son of ERARD [III] Comte de Brienne & his wife Aimée de Montbéliard (-Jun 1205). He is named by William of Tyre (Continuator), who also specifies his parentage and says that he married "l'ainz née fille dou roi Tancre" although he does not name her[644]. He claimed the throne of Sicily, in right of his wife, and attempted an invasion to enforce his claim. Principe di Taranto.
2. m secondly (after Jun 1205) GIACOMO Sanseverino Conte di Tricario, son of ---.
3. m thirdly TIGRINO Palatino Conte di Toscana.

References

• https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibilla_di_Medania
• http://www.our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p593.h...
• The Civil History of the Kingdom of Naples: In Two Volumes, Volume 1 By Pietro Giannone Page 629.GoogleBooks