Antonia of Balzo
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Antonia of Balzo was the second Queen consort
of Frederick III the Simple
.
Her maternal grandparents were Philip I of Taranto
and Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea
.
. The bride was approximately seventeen years old and the groom thirty-one. He had a daughter from a previous marriage but no male heirs.
However Antonia died childless after only two years of marriage. Frederick never remarried and died in 1377. He was succeeded by his only daughter Maria of Sicily.
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Frederick III the Simple
Frederick III the Simple
Frederick III , called the Simple, was King of Sicily from 1355 to 1377. He was the second son of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. He succeeded his brother Louis...
.
Family
Antonia was a daughter of Francis of Baux, Duke of Andria and his second wife Marguerite of Taranto.Her maternal grandparents were Philip I of Taranto
Philip I of Taranto
Philip I of Taranto : of the Angevin house, was titular Emperor of Constantinople , despot of Epirus, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and Lord of Durazzo....
and Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea
Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea
Catherine of Valois was titular Empress of Constantinople from 1308 to her death as Catherine II, Princess consort of Achaea from 1332 to 1341, and Governor of Cephalonia from 1341 to her death.-Life:...
.
Marriage
On 17 January 1372, Antonia married Frederick III the SimpleFrederick III the Simple
Frederick III , called the Simple, was King of Sicily from 1355 to 1377. He was the second son of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. He succeeded his brother Louis...
. The bride was approximately seventeen years old and the groom thirty-one. He had a daughter from a previous marriage but no male heirs.
However Antonia died childless after only two years of marriage. Frederick never remarried and died in 1377. He was succeeded by his only daughter Maria of Sicily.