List of consorts 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
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House of Paleologi
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- 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.[2]
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Marchioness | Ceased to be Marchioness | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Portrait believed to depict Margherita Paleologo by Giulio Romano.jpg | 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 |
| File:Cranach the Younger Catherine of Austria.jpg | 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 | |
| File:Anonym Erzherzogin Eleonore.jpg | Eleanor of Austria (Eleonora 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 raised the Gonzaga marquis to a duke and the "march" became the Duchy of Montferrat.
House of Gonzaga-Nevers
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Ritratto di Isabella Clara d’Austria.PNG | 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 | |
| File:Ritratto di Anna Isabella Gonzaga di Guastalla.png | Anna Isabella Gonzaga (Anna Isabella Gonzaga) |
Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla (Gonzaga) |
1655 | 1670 | 11 August 1703 | Carlo IV Gonzaga | ||
| File:Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine duchess of Mantova.jpg | 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
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Fabbri, Paolo; Carter, Tim (1994), Monteverdi, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-35133-1
- ↑ It is most likely that she died before her husband.