Ferdinand I of Naples

:Ferdinand I of Naples should not be confused with Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, a latter king of Naples.

Marriages and Children

Ferdinand had married twice.

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• First to Isabel de Claremont in 1444. Isabel was daughter to Tristan, Count di Papertino and Caterina Orsini. She died in 1465. They had six children:
• Alphonso II of Naples (November 4, 1448 - December 18, 1495).
• Leonora of Naples (June 22, 1450 - October 11, 1493). She was consort to Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and mother to Isabella d'Este and Beatrice d'Este. The later daughter was consort to Ludovico Sforza.
• Frederick IV of Naples (April 19, 1452 - November 9, 1504).
• Giovanni of Naples (June 25, 1456 - October 17, 1485). Later Archbishop of Taranto and then Cardinal.
• Beatrice of Naples (September 14/November 16, 1457 - September 23, 1508). She was Queen consort to Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.
• Francesco of Naples, Duke of Sant Angelo (December 16, 1461 - October 26, 1486).
• Second to Joanna of Aragon (1454 - January 9, 1517). She was born to John II of Aragon and Blanche of Navarre, daughter to Charles III of Navarre and Leonor of Castile. Her maternal grandmother was herself daughter to Henry II of Castile and Juana Manuel of Villenna, daughter to John Manuel of Villena and Blanche de la Cerda. They were married on September 14, 1476. They had two children:
• Giovanna of Naples (1478 - August 27, 1518). Queen consort to her nephew Ferdinand II of Naples, who was actually her elder.
• Carlo of Naples (1480-1486).

Ferdinand also had a number of illegitimate children:

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• By his mistress Diana Guardato.
• Ferdinand d' Aragona, Duke di Montalto.
• Maria d'Aragona. Later consort to Antonio Todeschini Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, a nephew of Pope Pius II and brother of Pope Pius III.
• Giovanna d' Aragona. Later consort to Leonardo della Rovere, Duke of Arce and Sora, a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV and brother of Pope Julius II.
• By his mistress Eulalia Ravignano.
• Maria d'Aragona. Later wife to Gian Giordano Orsini.
• By his mistress Giovanna Caracciola.
• Ferdinand d'Aragona, Count of Arsena.
• Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquess of Gerace
• Cesare d'Aragona, Marquess of Santa Agata.
• Leonor d'Aragona.
• Lucrezia d'Aragona, daughter of either Giovanna Caracciola or Eulalia Ravignano. She was consort to Onorata III, Prince of Altamura.

External links

• His descent from Ferdinand IV of Castile