Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat
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Boniface III was marquess of Montferrat
from 1483 until his death.
and Joanna of Savoy. He succeeded his brother William VIII who had got involved in the War of Ferrara. When the conflict eastern front settled, Boniface had to face the advance of the Dukes of Savoy. Boniface signed a treaty of non belligerence, and had his niece Bianca married to Duke Charles I of Savoy
. He also conceded to the latter the title of Montferrat in case he would die without a male her.
This decision was spurred by the assassination of Scipione Palaiologos (the only son and successor of John IV of Montferrat
) at Casale Monferrato
by his relative Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo, who was also a candidate to the succession. Boniface sided the House of Savoy in the war against Saluzzo of 1486, and occupied several lands in the Langhe
belonging to Ludovico II.
Boniface married three times, the first with Orvietana di Campofregoso, daughter of Pietro Campofregoso, doge of Genoa
. His third wife was Marija Branković, daughter of prince Stefan III of Serbia
.
At his death, Boniface was succeeded by his son William.
March of Montferrat
The March of Montferrat was frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy during the Middle Ages and state of the Holy Roman Empire...
from 1483 until his death.
Biography
He was the son of marquis John JacobJohn Jacob of Montferrat
John Jacob Palaeologus was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1418 to 1435....
and Joanna of Savoy. He succeeded his brother William VIII who had got involved in the War of Ferrara. When the conflict eastern front settled, Boniface had to face the advance of the Dukes of Savoy. Boniface signed a treaty of non belligerence, and had his niece Bianca married to Duke Charles I of Savoy
Charles I of Savoy
Charles I , surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490....
. He also conceded to the latter the title of Montferrat in case he would die without a male her.
This decision was spurred by the assassination of Scipione Palaiologos (the only son and successor of John IV of Montferrat
John IV of Montferrat
John IV Palaeologus was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1445 until his death....
) at Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato, population 36,058, is a town and comune in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the province of Alessandria. It is situated about 60 km east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrato hills. Beyond the river lies the...
by his relative Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo, who was also a candidate to the succession. Boniface sided the House of Savoy in the war against Saluzzo of 1486, and occupied several lands in the Langhe
Langhe
The Langhe is a hilly area to the south and east of the river Tanaro in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, northern Italy....
belonging to Ludovico II.
Boniface married three times, the first with Orvietana di Campofregoso, daughter of Pietro Campofregoso, doge of Genoa
Doge of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa, in what is now northern Italy, was technically a communal republic in the early Middle Ages, although it was actually an oligarchy ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom were selected the Doges of Genoa.- History :...
. His third wife was Marija Branković, daughter of prince Stefan III of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
At his death, Boniface was succeeded by his son William.