Sommaire

• Marquis de Montferrat (1381-1418):
  • précédé de Jean III
  • succédé par Jean-Jacques

Sources

• Moreri, L., Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique -- Les Montferrat, 1759 (ci-joint)
• Marchesato del Monferrato, Wikipédia
• Teodoro II del Monferrato, Wikipédia

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Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat

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Theodore II Palaeologus (died 16 April 1418) was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1381.

Life

He was the thirdborn son of John II of Montferrat and Isabel of Majorca. Theodore was named governor of the margraviate after the death of his brother John III. After the death of John II, Montferrat had been plunged into a crisis brought on by the quick succession of two young rulers, neither of whom had the necessary authority to deal with internal state of chaos. During his youth, Theodore was under the regency of Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Soon it became apparent that he was a weak person on his own. By marrying, of his own will, a Milanese woman, the daughter of Leonardo Malaspina, margrave of Lunigiana, he was forced to cede Asti to Gian Galeazzo.

After the death of his first and second wives, he remarried Margaret of Savoy, daughter of Amadeus, Prince of Achaea, on 17 February 1403. Immediately, a war erupted between Theodore and Amadeus VIII of Savoy. The Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan intervened on behalf of Theodore in return for the aid the Visconti had received in reestablishing their power in Milan.

In 1400, Theodore had granted Borgo San Martino to one Facino Cane for his service. In 1409, Theodore and Facino succeeded in taking possession of Milan and Genoa. Theodore maintained possession of these places until 1413, when, finding the government of both his Piedmontese and Lombard dominions too difficult, he gave them up in exchange for a large sum.

After the death of Facino, Theodore had to fight the Visconti in Piedmont until an agreement was reached in 1417. Theodore died soon after, leaving a widow in the person of Margaret, later the Blessed Margaret. He was succeeded by his son John Jacob.

[edit]Marriages and children

Theodore married first wife Argentina Malaspina. She was a daughter of Leonardo Malaspina, Marquess of Massa. They had no known children.

In 1393, Theodore married his second wife Joanna of Bar. She was a daughter of Robert I, Duke of Bar and Marie Valois. Her maternal grandparents were John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. They had two known children:

John Jacob of Montferrat (23 March 1395 - 12 March 1445).

Sophia of Montferrat (d. 21 August 1434). Married John VIII Palaiologos.

Joanna died on 15 January 1402. Theodore remained a widower for a year. On 17 January 1403, Theodore married his third wife Margaret of Savoy. She was the eldest daughter of Amadeo, Prince of Achaea and Catherine of Geneva. Their marriage was childless. Margaret survived her husband by forty-six years and died on 23 November 1464.

Teodoro PALEOLOGO

[%C2%B0 1364 - ߙ
26.04.1418]

Belonging to an alternate line of the royal dynasty Palaiologos of Byzantium, based in northern Italy, was the son of: // Perteneciente a una línea alterna de la Dinastía Real Bizantina de los Paleólogo radicada al norte de Italia, fué hijo de:

• Giovanni II Paleologo del Monferrato [son of Teodoro I Paleologo del Monferrato and Argentina Spinola]
• Elisabet de Mallorca [daugther of Jaume II el temerari de Mallorca and Gonstanza d'Aragón y d'Entença]

Signore di Asti e Mondovì [1378, minor until 1381- 1418].

Marchese di Monferrato [1381-1418] as Teodoro II DEL MONFERRATO.

He succeeded his brother, Giovanni III. He was chosen as Captain General of Genoa in 1409, heading a government of compromise consisting of representatives from the various rival factions in the city. He was, however, expelled in 1413 and replaced by Francesco Maria Visconti Lord of Milan.

Marriages:

• m.1 Argentina MALASPINA [daughter of Leonardo MALASPINA, Marchese di Massa]. They had no known children.
• m.2 [1393] Jeanne DE BAR [%DF%99 15.01.1402] [daughter of Robert I, Duc de Bar, and his wife Marie DE FRANCE.
• m.3 [17.01.1403] Margherita DI SAVOIA [%C2%B0 Fossano: 1382/89/21.07.1390 - ߙ .Alba: 11.1464] [daughter of Amedeo DI SAVOIA, Signore di Piemonte, titular Prince of Achaia, and his wife Caterina DI GINEVRA]. Nun at Alba 1420. She was beatified in 1670. Childless.

Children:

1. (2/) Giangiacomo PALEOLOGO DEL MONFERRATO [%C2%B0 23.03.1395 - ߙ 12.03.1445].
2. (2/) Sibilla PALEOLOGA DEL MONFERRATO [%C2%B0 Casale: 1397 - ߙ Ivi: 1401].
3. (2/) Sophia PALEOLOGA DEL MONFERRATO [ ߙ 21.08.1434]. Married John VIII PALAIOLOGOS.