Reign 1530 - 1533 Successor Margaret Palaiologina | Name John Marquess | |
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Predecessor Boniface IV of Montferrat Spouse(s) Julia Trastamara of Naples Father Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat Role Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat's son Died April 30, 1533, Casale Monferrato, Italy Parents Marija Brankovic, Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat Grandparents John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat Great-grandparents Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat, Joanna of Bar People also search for John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat | ||
Noble family House of Palaiologos | ||
John George of Monferrat (20 January 1488 – 30 April 1533) was the last Marquess of Montferrat of the Palaeologus dynasty.
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He was son of Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat and his third wife Marija Brancović, daughter of prince Stefan III of Serbia.
Reign
John George was Bishop of Casale, when his nephew Boniface IV, Marquess of Montferrat unexpectedly died in 1530 without an heir.
As the last of his family and despite his poor health, John George had no option than to become the new Marquess. In a desperate attempt to produce an heir, he married the 41-year-old Julia, daughter of Frederick IV of Naples, on 21 April 1533. He died 9 days later.
After a Spanish occupation of 3 years, Montferrat came under Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, who had married his niece Margaret Paleologa in 1531.
Descendants
John George had an illegitimate son, Flaminio, from the Paleologo-Oriundi line descends and is extant today.