As the last of his family and despite his poor health, John George had no option but to become the new Marquis. In a desperate attempt to produce an heir, he married the 41-year-old Julia, daughter of Frederick IV of Naples, on 21 April 1533. He died 9 days later.
john, george, marquis, montferrat, john, george, monferrat, january, 1488, april, 1533, last, marquis, montferrat, palaeologus, montferrat, family, marquis, montferratreign1530, 1533predecessorboniface, montferratsuccessormargaret, palaiologinaborn20, january,. John George of Monferrat 20 January 1488 30 April 1533 was the last Marquis of Montferrat of the Palaeologus Montferrat family 1 John George Marquis of MontferratMarquis of MontferratReign1530 1533PredecessorBoniface IV of MontferratSuccessorMargaret PalaiologinaBorn20 January 1488Casale MonferratoDiedApril 30 1533 1533 04 30 aged 45 Casale MonferratoNoble familyPalaeologus MontferratSpouse s Julia Trastamara of NaplesFatherBoniface III Marquis of MontferratMotherMaria of SerbiaGold coin of Gian Giorgio Paleologo 1530 33 He was a son of Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat and his third wife Maria of Serbia daughter of prince Stefan Brankovic of Serbia Contents 1 Reign 2 Descendants 3 Sources 4 Ancestry 5 ReferencesReign EditJohn George was Bishop of Casale when his nephew Boniface IV Marquis of Montferrat unexpectedly died in 1530 without an heir As the last of his family and despite his poor health John George had no option but to become the new Marquis In a desperate attempt to produce an heir he married the 41 year old Julia daughter of Frederick IV of Naples on 21 April 1533 He died 9 days later After a Spanish occupation of 3 years Montferrat came under Federico II Gonzaga Duke of Mantua who had married his niece Margaret Paleologa in 1531 Descendants EditJohn George had an illegitimate son Flaminio from the Paleologo Oriundi line descends and is extant today 2 Sources EditHaberstumpf Walter 2009 Regesti dei Marchesi di Monferrato secoli IX XVI Alessandria San Giorgio Editrice Ancestry EditAncestors of John George Marquis of Montferrat16 John II Marquis of Montferrat8 Theodore II Marquis of Montferrat17 Isabella of Majorca4 John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat18 Robert I Duke of Bar9 Joanna of Bar19 Marie of Valois2 Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat20 Amadeus VI Count of Savoy10 Amadeus VII Count of Savoy21 Bonne of Bourbon5 Joan of Savoy22 John Duke of Berry11 Bonne of Berry23 Joan of Armagnac1 John George Palaiologos Marquis of Montferrat24 Vuk Brankovic12 Đurađ Brankovic25 Mara Lazarevic6 Stefan III Brankovic prince ruler of Serbia26 Demetrios I Kantakouzenos13 Irene Kantakouzene27 3 Maria of Serbia28 Komnen Arianiti14 Gjergj Arianiti29 daughter of Nikolle Zaharia 7 Angelina Arianiti30 15 Pietrina Francone31 References Edit Haberstumpf 2009 p 201 I Paleologi di Monferrato dopo il 1533 PDF www marchesimonferrato com Preceded byBoniface IV Marquis of Montferrat1530 1533 VacantSpanish occupationTitle next held byFrederick Gonzaga nbsp This biography of an Italian noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John George Marquis of Montferrat amp oldid 1176072152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
