Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat

Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat
Marquess of Montferrat
Reign	1483 - 1494
Predecessor	William VIII Palaiologos
Successor	William IX Palaiologos
Spouse(s)	Orvietana di Campofregoso Helena of Brosse Marija Branković
Issue William IX of Montferrat John George, Marquess of Montferrat
Noble family	House of Palaiologos
Father	John Jacob of Montferrat
Mother	Joanna of Savoy
Born	10 August 1426
Died	1494

Boniface III Palaeologus (10 August 1426 - 1494) was marquess of Montferrat from 1483 until his death.

Biography

He was the son of marquis John Jacob and Joanna of Savoy. He succeeded his brother William VIII who had got involved in the War of Ferrara. When the conflict's 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 heir.

This decision was spurred by the assassination of Scipione Palaiologos, the illegitimate son of John IV of Montferrat who tried to gain the throne, 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 second wife was Helena of Brosse, a daughter of John II of Brosse. His third wife was Marija Branković, daughter of prince Stefan III of Serbia. He had two sons from his last marriage.

At his death, Boniface was succeeded by his eldest son William IX (1486-1518), who became Marquess of Montferrat between 1494 and 1518.
His other son John George (1488-1533) became the last Marquess of Montferrat between 1530 and 1533.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat

16. Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat               8. John II, Marquess of Montferrat                       17. Argentina Spinola               4. Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat                             18. James III of Majorca               9. Isabella of Majorca                       19. Constance of Aragon               2. John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat                                   20. Henry IV, Count of Bar               10. Robert I, Duke of Bar                       21. Yolande de Dampierre               5. Joanna of Bar                             22. John II of France (=#28)               11. Marie of Valois                       23. Bonne of Bohemia (=#29)               1. Boniface III Palaiologos, Marquess of Montferrat                                         24. Aymon, Count of Savoy               12. Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy                       25. Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat               6. Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy                             26. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon               13. Bonne of Bourbon                       27. Isabella of Valois               3. Joan of Savoy                                   28. John II of France (=#22)               14. John, Duke of Berry                       29. Bonne of Bohemia (=#23)               7. Bonne of Berry                             30. John I, Count of Armagnac               15. Joan of Armagnac                       31. Beatrice of Clermont

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