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William of Baux

Italian: Guglielmo del Balzo, 2° duca di Andria
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Birthplace: Italy
Death: circa 1444 (50-68)
Immediate Family:

Son of Francis of Baux, 1st duke of Andria and Justine Sueva de Baux
Husband of Antonia del Balzo
Father of Francesco II del Balzo, 3rd duke of Andria and Caterina del Balzo
Brother of Margherita del Baux, Countess of Saint-Pol and Bianchino del Balzo
Half brother of Giacomo del Balzo, Jacopo de Baux and Antonia del Balzo, queen consort of Sicily

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-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NEAPOLITAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Guglielmo...

GUGLIELMO del Balzo, son of FRANCESCO del Balzo Duca d'Andria & his third wife Sveva Orsini (-[1444]). The testament of “François de Baux duc d’Andrie”, dated 23 Apr 1422, named as universal heir “son fils aîné Guillaume de Baux né de sa femme Suève des Ursins”[986]. He succeeded his father as Duca di Andria. The testament of “Alis des Baux comtesse d’Avelin, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Beaufort, vicomtesse de Turene”, dated 7 Aug 1426, bequeathed a debt due from “le Duc de Savoye” for the purchase of property given her by “feu monseigneur messire Ode de Vilars mon premier seigneur et mary” to “mon petit nepueu Iehan de Chalon fils de mon nepueu le Prince d’Orange”, her dower from “feu monseigneur le Comte de Fribourg mon second et dernier mary” to “mon nepueu messire Louis de Chalon Prince d’Orange” as well as a debt due from “le seigneur de Chauuigny comme fils et heritier de feu mon peyrastre messire Guy de Chauvigny” relating to the dower of “feu Madame ma mere”, and appointed “monseigneur Guillaume de Baux Duc d’Andrie, comme plus prochain que j’aye de lignage de par pere” as her universal heir (including with respect to property inherited from “feue...dame Antonie de Turene iadis comtesse de Beaufort, d’Alest, vicomtesse de Turene et mareschale de France”) with “messire Louis de Chalon mon nepueu Prince d’Orange” as substitute[987]. Pithon-Curt records that “une grande maladie lui ayant affoibli l’esprit, la Cour lui dona pour Curateur son fils aîné en 1444” (no sources cited)[988].

m MARIA Brunforta, daughter of ---. The primary source which records her family origin and marriage has not been identified. Pithon-Curt says that Guglielmo married firstly “suivant Philbert Campanille, avec Isabelle Accordiamuro, fille du Duc della Guardia et d’Antoinette de Montfort” and secondly “Marie des Ursins qui fut stérile” (no sources cited)[989].

  Guglielmo & his wife had two children: 

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