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From: John Carmi Parsons < >
Subject: Re: Guy de Montfort
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 07:30:29 -0400 (EDT)


See below.

On 2 Jun 1999, Tigers14 wrote:

> I read somewhere, possibly on this list that Guy de Montfort was an ancestor of
> Elizabeth Woodville. Does anyone have the descent? I would imagine it is
> through Jacquette de Luxemburg who was married first to John of Lancaster, Duke
> of Bedford and second to Richard Woodville, future Earl Rivers.

> Rania

Guy de Monfort d. ca 1291 = Margherita Aldobrandescha, dau. of
Aldobrandino Ct of Soano & Francesca di Baschi; parents of
\
Anastasia de Montfort Ctss of Nola = 1293 Orlando degli Orsini, d. 1326
\
Roberto degli Orsini-Nola d. 1350 = Sueva del Balzo (des Baux)
\
Niccolo degli Orsini-Nola, d. 1399 = Jeanne de Sabran-Ariano
\
Giustina degli Orsini-Nola = 1381 Francesco del Balzo, duke of Andria d. 1404
\
Margherita del Balzo d. 1469 = Pierre de Luxembourg, Ct of St-Pol d. 1433
\
Jacquette de Luxembourg d. 1472 = Richard Wydevile/Woodville E. Rivers d.1469
\
Elizabeth Woodville = (2) Edward IV, K. of England

Through the Sabran-Ariano line, Elizabeth Woodville also had a descent from
Adenulfo d'Aquino, son of Landulfo Ct of Aquino and a brother of St Thomas
Aquinas (d. 1274). It is not true, however, that this descent also involved
the marriage of Thomas d'Aquino, count of Acerra, to Margaret a bastard
daughter of Emperor Frederick II. Elizabeth Woodville in fact descended from
that marriage, but through an earlier marriage in the del Balzo-d'Andria
line, not the Orsini-Nola line.

John Parsons

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