She was given in marriage to Federico del Balzo, Prince of Altamura and Duke of Venosa, son of Pietro del Balzo and brother of the Queen of Naples, Isabella.[1]
Mona Lisa (La Gioconda)
Duchess of Francavillaedit
After she was widowed without children, in 1483, King Frederick of Naples granted her the Duchy of Francavilla in 1501. She then followed her brother, Innico II d'Avalos, to Ischia, where he died in 1503.[1]
Later that year, she defended Ischia against the French for four consecutive months, with great skill and bravery. Her services were rewarded by the settlement of the civil and military government of the island on the d'Avalos family, which power it retained until 1734, when its military command was transferred to Naples.[2] She established her court at Ischia, which was frequented by many Neapolitan intellectuals of the period.
On 13 June 1507, she signed a marriage contract between her nephew Fernando Francesco d'Ávalos and Vittoria Colonna. The marriage took place on Ischia in December 1509. Vittoria, shortly after her marriage, spent her time on Ischia with Costanza.
In 1523 Charles V granted to Costanza the land which nowadays forms Pescara.[3]
She died in 1541, after Charles V had given her the title of Princess of Francavilla.
She also became a follower of Juan de Valdés and attended his lectures and discussions at his house in Chiaia.
Legacyedit
Scholarly as well as amateur speculation has assigned the Mona Lisa's name to Costanza (among other women) - she was referred to as La Gioconda.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abMutini, Claudio (1962). "Avalos, Constanza d', principessa di Francavilla" [Avalos, Costanza d', princess of Francavilla]. Treccani, l'enciclopedia Italiana. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Rome.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
^Robin, Diana Maury, Anne R. Larsen and Carol Levin (2007). Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN9781851097722.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
costanza, avalos, duchess, francavilla, costanza, avalos, 1460, 1541, duchess, francavilla, italian, ruler, ruler, duchy, francavilla, between, 1501, 1541, costanza, avalosduchess, francavillaprincess, francavillaborn1460died1541noble, familyd, avalosspouse, f. Costanza d Avalos 1460 1541 Duchess of Francavilla was an Italian ruler She was the ruler of the Duchy of Francavilla between 1501 and 1541 Costanza d AvalosDuchess of FrancavillaPrincess of FrancavillaBorn1460Died1541Noble familyd AvalosSpouse s Federico del Balzo 1477 1483 FatherInigo I d AvalosMotherAntonella d Aquino Coat of arms of the d Avalos family Contents 1 Life 1 1 Duchess of Francavilla 2 Literary influence 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesLife editShe was the daughter of Innico I d Avalos of the Spanish d Avalos family count of Monteodorisio and Antonella d Aquino heiress to the marquisate of Pescara Her father had come to Italy with Alfonso V of Aragon in 1442 She was given in marriage to Federico del Balzo Prince of Altamura and Duke of Venosa son of Pietro del Balzo and brother of the Queen of Naples Isabella 1 nbsp Mona Lisa La Gioconda Duchess of Francavilla edit After she was widowed without children in 1483 King Frederick of Naples granted her the Duchy of Francavilla in 1501 She then followed her brother Innico II d Avalos to Ischia where he died in 1503 1 Later that year she defended Ischia against the French for four consecutive months with great skill and bravery Her services were rewarded by the settlement of the civil and military government of the island on the d Avalos family which power it retained until 1734 when its military command was transferred to Naples 2 She established her court at Ischia which was frequented by many Neapolitan intellectuals of the period On 13 June 1507 she signed a marriage contract between her nephew Fernando Francesco d Avalos and Vittoria Colonna The marriage took place on Ischia in December 1509 Vittoria shortly after her marriage spent her time on Ischia with Costanza In 1523 Charles V granted to Costanza the land which nowadays forms Pescara 3 She died in 1541 after Charles V had given her the title of Princess of Francavilla Literary influence editOn Ischia Costanza established a circle of literary friends around her among which were the poet Vittoria Colonna the wife of her nephew Sannazaro Paolo Giovio Tansillo and Bernardo Tasso 4 She also became a follower of Juan de Valdes and attended his lectures and discussions at his house in Chiaia Legacy editScholarly as well as amateur speculation has assigned the Mona Lisa s name to Costanza among other women she was referred to as La Gioconda 5 References edit a b Mutini Claudio 1962 Avalos Constanza d principessa di Francavilla Avalos Costanza d princess of Francavilla Treccani l enciclopedia Italiana Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani in Italian Rome Pennaluce Vasto domani Archived from the original on 2010 07 10 Retrieved 2010 10 14 Riserva Naturale Parco d Avalos Pescara tuttoAbruzzo it Abruzzo Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2010 10 14 Robin Diana Maury Anne R Larsen and Carol Levin 2007 Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance Italy France and England Santa Barbara CA ABC CLIO ISBN 9781851097722 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Wilson Colin 2000 The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved Carroll amp Graf Publishers ISBN 0 7867 0793 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Costanza d 27Avalos Duchess of Francavilla amp oldid 1196965266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
