This is a list of princesses of Taranto, a principality in Southern Italy. As dynastic wives, they were often expected to mediate between their birth and marital families, such as when Isabella di Chiaramonte, princess of Taranto, mediated with her family on behalf of Ferrante during the War of Succession (1458–1465).
Princess consort of Taranto
House of Hauteville, 1088–1194 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Constance of France Philip I of France(Capet) 1078 25 March/26 May 1106 3 March 1111husband's death 14 September 1126 Bohemond I Alice of Jerusalem Baldwin II of Jerusalem(Rethel) 1110 Autumn 1126 1128Taranto conquered by Sicily 1136–1151 Bohemond II Elvira of Castile Alfonso VI of Castile(Jiménez) 1100 1117 1128husband's conquest 1132title passed to son 8 February 1135 Roger I Joan of England Henry II of England(Plantagenet) October 1165 13 February 1177 11 November 1189husband's death 4 September 1199 William II Sibylla of Acerra Roger, Count of Acerra(Medania) 1153 – 1189husband's ascension 20 February 1194husband's death 1205 Tancred II
House of Hohenstaufen, 1194–1266 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Beatrice of Provence Raymond Berenguer IV, Count of Provence(Barcelona) 1234 31 January 1246 26 February 1266husband's ascession 23 September 1267 Charles I Margaret of Burgundy Odo, Count of Nevers(Burgundy) 1250 18 November 1268 7 January 1285husband's death 4 September 1308 Maria of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary(Árpád) 1257 May/June 1270 7 January 1285husband's ascession 4 February 1294title passed to son 25 March 1323 Charles II Thamar Angelina Komnene Michael II Komnenos Doukas(Komnenodoukai) – 13 August 1294 1309repudiated 1311 Philip I Catherine of Valois Charles, Count of Valois(Valois) before 15 April 1303 30 July 1313 26 December 1331husband's death October 1346 Joan I of Naples Charles, Duke of Calabria(Anjou-Naples) 1328 20 August 1346/7 26 May 1362husband's death 12 May 1382 Louis Maria of Calabria Charles, Duke of Calabria(Anjou-Naples) May 1329 April 1355 26 May 1362husband's accession 20 May 1366 Philip II Elizabeth of Slavonia Stephen, Duke of Slavonia(Anjou-Hungary) 1352 20 October 1370 25 November 1374husband's death before 1380
Capetian House of Anjou, 1266–1374 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Beatrice of Provence Raymond Berenguer IV, Count of Provence(Barcelona) 1234 31 January 1246 26 February 1266husband's ascession 23 September 1267 Charles I Margaret of Burgundy Odo, Count of Nevers(Burgundy) 1250 18 November 1268 7 January 1285husband's death 4 September 1308 Maria of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary(Árpád) 1257 May/June 1270 7 January 1285husband's ascession 4 February 1294title passed to son 25 March 1323 Charles II Thamar Angelina Komnene Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas(Komnenodoukai) – 13 August 1294 1309repudiated 1311 Philip I Catherine of Valois Charles, Count of Valois(Valois) before 15 April 1303 30 July 1313 26 December 1331husband's death October 1346 Joan I of Naples Charles, Duke of Calabria(Anjou-Naples) 1328 20 August 1346/7 26 May 1362husband's death 12 May 1382 Louis Maria of Calabria Charles, Duke of Calabria(Anjou-Naples) May 1329 April 1355 26 May 1362husband's accession 20 May 1366 Philip II Elizabeth of Slavonia Stephen, Duke of Slavonia(Anjou-Hungary) 1352 20 October 1370 25 November 1374husband's death before 1380
House of Baux, 1374–1383 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Agnes of Durazzo Charles, Duke of Durazzo(Anjou-Durazzo) 1345 1382 7 July 1383husband's death 15 July 1388 James of Baux
House of Welf, 1383–1393 None
House of Orsini, 1393–1406 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Mary of Enghien John of Enghien, Count of Castro(Enghien) 1367/70 1384 1393husband's accession 17 January 1406husband's death 9 May 1446 Raimondo del Balzo Orsini
Capetian House of Anjou, 1406–1414 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Mary of Enghien John of Enghien, Count of Castro(Enghien) 1367/70 23 April 1407 6 August 1414husband's death 9 May 1446 Ladislaus
Capetian House of Anjou, 1414–1420 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Joan II of Naples John of Enghien, Count of Castro(Anjou-Durazzo) 25 June 1373 10 August 1415 1420revert to the Orsinis 2 February 1435 James II
House of Orsini, 1420–1463 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Anna Colonna Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna(Colonna) – 1417 1420husband's accession 15 November 1463husband's death – Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini
House of Clermont, 1463–1465 None
House of Trastámara, 1465–1501 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Isabella del Balzo Pietro del Balzo, 4tb Duke of Andria – 28 November 1486 7 September 1496husband's accession 1501husband's desposition 1533 Frederick
Titular princess consort of Taranto
House of Trastámara, 1501–1506 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became princess Ceased to be princess Death Spouse Isabella del Balzo Pietro del Balzo, 4tb Duke of Andria – 28 November 1486 1501husband's desposition 9 November 1504husband's death 1533 Frederick
House of Laval, 1506–1554 Anne de Laval (1505–1554) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Anne de Laval Guy XVI, Count of Laval 23 Sep 1505 23 Jan 1521 1554 François II de La Trémoille
House of La Trémoille, 1554–1971 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Jeanne de Montmorency Anne de Montmorency(Montmorency) 1528 29 June 1549 1554husband's accession 25 March 1577husband's death 3 October 1596 Louis III Countess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau William the Silent(Montmorency) 17 September 1580 11 March 1598 25 October 1604husband's death August 1631 Claude Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon(La Tour d'Auvergne) 17 January 1601 19 January 1619 24 May 1665 Henri III Madeleine de Créquy, Princess of Poix Charles III de Créquy(Créquy) 1662 3 April 1675 12 August 1707 Charles Belgique Hollande Marie-Madeleine Motier de La Fayette Rene-Armand, marquis de La Fayette(La Fayette) 1691 13 April 1706 1 June 1709husband's accession 1717 Charles Louis Bretagne Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon(La Tour d'Auvergne) 27 January 1704 29 January 1725 23 May 1741husband's death ? Charles Louis Bretagne Marie-Genevieve de Durfort, Mademoiselle de Randan Guy-Michel de Durfort, Duc of Lorges and Randan(Durfort) 3 February 1735 18 February 1751 10 December 1762 Jean Bretagne Charles Princess Marie-Maximilienne of Salm-Kyrburg Philip Joseph, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg(Salm-Kyrburg) 1744 27 June 1763 13 July 1790 Louise Emmanuelle de Châtillon Louis Gaucher, duc de Châtillon(Châtillon) 3 July 1763 10 July 1781 19 May 1792husband's accession 4 July 1814 Charles Bretagne Marie Marie Virginie de Saint-Didier Count Antoine de Saint-Didier(Saint-Didier) ? 9 June 1817 16 January 1829 Joséphine Walsh de Serrant Antoine de Walsh-Serrant, Count de Serrant(Walsh-Serrant) 7 March 1810 14 September 1830 10 November 1839husband's death 10 September 1887 Marguerite Tanneguy de Duchatel Count Charles Marie Tanneguy-Duchâtel(Tanneguy-Duchâtel) 16 December 1840 2 July 1862 4 July 1911husband's death 19 September 1913 Louis Charles Hélène Pillet-Will Count Frédéric Pillet-Will(Pillet-Will) 27 January 1875 1 February 1892 4 July 1911husband's accession 17 June 1921husband's death 24 March 1964 Louis Charles Marie
House of Ligne-La Trémoille, since 1971 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller Marquis Charles Edmond de Lambertye de Gerbevillers(Lambertye-Gerbeviller) 14 October 1922 11 March 1942 27 October 1971husband's accession 9 July 2005husband's death Jean Charles Princess Alyette de Croÿ Prince Rodolphe de Croÿ(Croÿ) 13 July 1951 23 January 1976 9 July 2005husband's accession Incumbent Charles-Antoine
See also List of consorts of Sicily List of consorts of Naples List of consorts of Albania Duchess of Calabria Princess of Achaea Princess of Antioch
References