Giacomo II da Carrara

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1305

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Lord of Padua. Leo Van de Pas calls him "Jacopo II da Carrara."

"[S]ucceeded his distant cousin Marsilietto da Carrara, whom he murdered in his chambers, put down a conspiracy by the Maltraversi da Lozzo brothers, one being Marsilietto's son-in-law, who with one of his brothers, after torture, confessed and was beheaded, as imperial vicar he campaigned in southern Tyrol, stabbed to death by an illegitimate cousin, Guglielmo da Carrara, who was promptly killed by his household retainers." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

Giacomo married Lieta di Manzio Forzatè in 1318. Lieta (daughter of Marzio Forzatè and Cubitosa da Carrara) died before 1340. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lord of Padua.

"[I]mperial vicar general of Padua, at peace and at war with Venice, friend of Petrarch and patron of the humanists, abdicated 29 Jun 1388 in favor of his son." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

From Wikipedia:

The son of the assassinated Giacomo II da Carrara, he succeeded him as lord of Padua by popular acclamation. In 1356 he was named imperial vicar by emperor Charles IV. In 1360 he obtained by Louis I of Hungary the cities of Feltre and Belluno with their territories, as well as Valsugana, which controlled the trades to Trentino. In 1372-1373 he fought a fruitless war against his powerful neighbor, the Republic of Venice. In 1375-1381 he sided with the Genoa in the War of Chioggia, after which he obtained by Leopold III of Austria the city of Treviso.

In 1385, he allied with the Visconti of Milan against the Scaliger of Verona. In 1387 the Paduan troops, led by John Hawkwood and his son Francesco Novello, defeated the Scaliger troops in the Battle of Castagnaro. The following year, however, Venice and Milan formed a colation against Francesco, who was forced to abdicate in favour of his son and to go into exile in Lombardy. Later Gian Galeazzo Visconti transferred him first to Como, and then to the Forni jail of Monza, where he died in 1393.

Francesco was a patron of the arts. He supported the University of Padua. He was also a friend of Francesco Petrarca, to whom he donated an estate in Arquà.

Francesco married Fina Buzzacarini on 7 May 1345 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. Fina (daughter of Pataro Buzzacarini and Francesca Gonzaga) was born about 1325; died on 4 Oct 1378; was buried in Padua, Veneto, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Also called Siliola, Gigliola, Gilliola.

Cäcilie married Wenzel of Saxony on 29 Jan 1367. Wenzel (son of Rudolf I of Saxony and Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin) was born about 1337; died on 15 May 1388 in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elector of Saxony.

Rudolf married Barbara of Silesia-Liegnitz on 6 Mar 1396. Barbara (daughter of Ruprecht of Silesia and Jadwiga of Silesia) died on 16 May 1435. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Duchess of Saxony.

Barbara married Johann "the Alchemist" of Brandenburg on 26 May 1412. Johann (son of Friedrich I of Brandenburg and Elisabeth of Bavaria) was born before 29 Sep 1403; died on 16 Nov 1464 in Baiersdorf, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Heilsbronn, Bavaria, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margravine of Brandenburg. She was the widow of the previous Danish king, Christoffer III (often called Christopher of Bavaria).

"Dorothea of Brandenburg [...] was Queen consort of Denmark (1445–1448 and 1449–1481), Norway (1445–1448 and 1450–1481), and Sweden (1447–1448 and 1457–1464) two times each by marriage to Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She served as interim regent during the interregnum in 1448, and as regent in the absence of her second spouse during his reign. She was the mother of two future kings of Denmark: John, King of Denmark who reigned from 1481 until 1513; Frederick I of Denmark who reigned from 1523 until 1533." [Wikipedia]

"[A] shrewd financial manager who worked to establish her younger son's rights in Schleswig and Holstein and carried on a lively conversation with her sister the Marchesa of Mantua." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

Dorothea married Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden on 28 Oct 1449 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Christian (son of Dietrich of Oldenburg and Heilwig of Holstein) was born in Feb 1426; died on 21 Mar 1481 in Copenhagen, Denmark; was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"[C]onsidered for canonization. The Orkneys and Shetlands passed to Scotland from Norway in lieu of her unpaid dowry." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

Margaret married James III, King of Scots on 13 Jul 1469 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. James (son of James II, King of Scots and Mary of Guelders) was born on 26 May 1452 in Castle of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland; died on 11 Jun 1488 in Sauchieburn, near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Killed at the battle of Flodden Field. "[B]rave, chivalrous, patron of learning and the Church, he kept the nobles in check but must be held responsible for the disaster at Flodden." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Drummond. Margaret (daughter of John Drummond and Elizabeth Lindsay) died in 1502. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Margaret Tudor on 8 Aug 1503 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Henry VII, King of England and lord of Ireland and Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England) was born on 28 Nov 1489 in Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England; died on 18 Oct 1541 in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]