Anastasia de Montfort, Countess of Nola

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_de_Montfort

She was eldest daughter of Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola, himself the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and was an Italian noblewoman and a wealthy heiress. She held the title suo jure Countess of Nola after her father's death in 1291. She also held the titles of Dame de Chailly and Dame de Longjumeau in her own right.

Her father fled England in 1266 after escaping from prison where they had been held following the Battle of Evesham in 1265, where his father and eldest brother, Henry were slain, and he had been captured. Guy eventually arrived in Italy and entered the service of Charles of Anjou who made him Count of Nola and Vicar-general of Tuscany. On 10 August 1270, he married Margherita Aldobrandeschi at Viterbo. Less than a year later, in March 1271, he murdered his cousin Henry of Almain inside San Silvestro church, an act which led to his being excommunicated and stripped of his titles.

He once again took up service with Charles of Anjou and was later captured off the coast of Sicily in 1287 by the Aragonese after the Battle of the Counts. He died in a Sicilian prison in 1291.

Upon his death, Anastasia became the Countess of Nola in her own right. In an effort to retain her lands, Anastasia's mother Margherita Aldobrandeschi married four more times after Guy's death. Her four additional husbands were: Orsello Orsini, Loffredo Caetani, her cousin Guido Aldobrandeschi di Santa Fiora, and Nello de' Pannocchieschi.

Anastasia married Romano Orsini (1268-1327), Senator of Rome and son of Gentile II Orsini, Senator of Rome and Claricia de Ruffo. The marriage had been arranged by Cardinal Napoleon Orsini, who was her mother's guardian. Anastasia, being Margherita's eldest daughter and heiress, eventually brought the rich Aldobrandeschi and Sovana inheritances into the Orsini family.

Together Romano and Anastasia had at least three children:

Roberto Orsini, Count of Nola (1295- 15 January 1345), married Sueva del Balzo, the daughter of Hugues del Balzo, Count of Soleto and Seneschal of Naples, and Jacopa della Marra. Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of Edward IV of England was a descendant of Roberto and Sueva.

Guido Orsini, Count of Pitigliano (died after 1348), married Agostina della Gherardesca, by whom he had children.

Giovanna Orsini, married in 1334 Nicolo Caetani by whom she had children.

Anastasia died on an unknown date, which occurred sometime before her eldest son, Roberto's death on 15 January 1345 as he had succeeded her as Count of Nola. Her husband Romano died in 1327.

Anastasia married Romano (Romanello) Orsini, Royal Vicar of Rome, Count of Soana. Romano (son of Gentile II Orsini, Great Justicer of the Kingdom of Naples and Clarice/Clarissa Ruffo) was born 1268, Italy; died 1327, Italy. [Group Sheet]

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The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome.

Romano (1268-1327), called Romanello, was Royal Vicar of Rome in 1326, and inherited the countship of Soana through his marriage with Anastasia de Montfort, Countess of Nola.

Roberto (1295-1345), married Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples. Among his sons, Giacomo (died 13 August 1379; Dean of Salisbury, Archdeacon of Leicester and Archdeacon of Durham) was created cardinal by Gregory XI in 1371, while Nicola (August 27, 1331-February 14, 1399) obtained the counties of Ariano and Celano. The latter was also Senator of Rome and enlarged the family territories in Lazio and Tuscany.

Roberto married Sibilla del Balzo, de Baux. (daughter of Hugh de Baux, Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples) [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsini_family

The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome.

Romano Orsini (1268-1327), called Romanello, was Royal Vicar of Rome in 1326, and inherited the countship of Soana through his marriage with Anastasia de Montfort, Countess of Nola. Her line goes back to Simon de Montfort and Eleanor, of England, the daughter of King John and Isabel de Angoulême.

Romano's son Roberto (1295-1345), married Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples. Among his sons, Giacomo (died 13 August 1379; Dean of Salisbury, Archdeacon of Leicester and Archdeacon of Durham) was created cardinal by Gregory XI in 1371, while Nicola (August 27, 1331-February 14, 1399) obtained the counties of Ariano and Celano. The latter was also Senator of Rome from 27 August 1331 to 14 February 1399 and enlarged the family territories in Lazio and Tuscany.

As to his title as Count of Nola, it was held by Guy de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England, the daughter of King John and Isabel de Angoulême as the County of Nola and was inherited by his eldest daughter's Orsini husband and then held by members of their family. Nola is an ancient Campanian town, on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines near Naples.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret's maternal grandparents were Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola, Senator of Rome (27 August 1331-14 February 1399), and Jeanne de Sabran.

Nicola married Jeanne de Sabran. [Group Sheet]

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Sueva married Francois de Baux, Duke of Andria. Francois (son of Bertrand III de Baux, Count of Andria and Squillace and Marguerite d'Aulnay) was born 1330; died 23 Apr 1422, Andria, Apulia, Italy; was buried , Church of Sant'Agostino Andria Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani Puglia, Italy. [Group Sheet]