Person:Francis of Baux (2)
Francis of Baux
b.Abt 1330 Baux,Reims,,France
d.23 Apr 1422 Andria,Apulia,,Italy
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m. 1321
  1. Francis of BauxAbt 1330 - 1422
Spouse and Children
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  1. Giacomo del Balzo - 1383
  2. Antonia of BalzoAbt 1355 - 1374
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m. 1381
  1. Marguerite de Baux1394 - 1469
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Facts and Events
Name Francis of Baux
Alt Name Francois De Baux
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1330 Baux,Reims,,France
Marriage to Margaret of Taranto
Marriage 1381 Abergavenny,,Monmouthshire,Walesto Justine Ursins
Death[1] 23 Apr 1422 Andria,Apulia,,Italy
Reference Number Q13460990 (Wikidata)


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Francis of Baux (; c. 1330 – 23 April 1422) was the first Duke of Andria, Count of Montescaglioso and Squillace, and Lord of Berre, Mison, and Tiano. He was the son of Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Montescaglioso and his second wife, Marguerite d'Aulnay.[1] Francis's father was a Senator of Rome, Captain General of Tuscany, and Justiciar of Naples.[1] The half-royal Baux family was one of the greatest families of the kingdom after the Duke's marriage to Marguerite of Taranto in 1348.

In 1349, Francis was given an extensive grant by Louis, Prince of Taranto. Prince Louis had married Joanna I of Naples in 1346 as her second husband, and had become King of Naples; he was crowned in 1352/53. The King was brother to Francis's second wife, Margaret, whom he had married in 1348.[1] Francis was created Duke of Andria and was the first magnate to be raised to ducal dignity in the kingdom.[2] Andria had been a royal fief which the Duke's father received from Beatrice of Anjou, by virtue of her dower.

On the death of Philip II, Prince of Taranto in 1373, Marguerite and Francis claimed Taranto and Philip's Greek lands (chiefly the Principality of Achaea and its dependent territories) and titles for themselves and their son, James of Baux, as the last male descendant of Philip I, Prince of Taranto.[2] Margaret's claim was supported by Pope Gregory XI. Queen Joanna, however, decided to exercise direct rule over the Prince of Taranto's Greek possessions. In April 1374, Queen Joanna decided to suppress the family and stripped Francis of all his lands and titles. This action led to a civil war between the Queen and the Baux family. An account is recorded in the Aragonese version of the Chronicle of the Morea.[2]

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francesco del Balzo, 1st Duke of Andria, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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