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2 unusual facts about Balzo


Balzo

Antonia of Balzo (1355–1374), the second Queen consort of Frederick III the Simple

Isabella del Balzo (died 1533), the second wife and only Queen consort of Frederick IV of Naples


Constantine Kastrioti

Along with Constantine's cavalry, Francesco del Balzo, the Duke of Andria who had remained loyal to Ferdinand, managed to defeat Ercole d'Este, one of the pro-Angevin nobles in Gargano.

Soleto

In the 13th century the Angevine rules of Naples chose the city a capital of a county, ruled by the di Castro, Del Balzo, Orsini, Campofregoso, Castriota and Sanseverino, Carafa and Gallarati-Scotti families, until feudalism was abrogated in 1806.


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