Anne of Savoy, Princess of Squillace, Altamura, and Taranto (1 June 1455 – February 1480) was the first wife of King Frederick IV. She died 16 years before he succeeded to the Neapolitan throne, so she was never queen consort. Anne was a member of the

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, and through her mother Yolande of France, she was a granddaughter of King

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Family and marriage

Anne was born on 1 June 1455, the eldest daughter and one of the 10 children of Amadeus IX of Savoy and Yolande of France, daughter of King Charles VII of France and

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. She had seven brothers, including Philibert and

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; and two younger sisters. Due to her father's

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, her mother ruled Savoy. In the summer of 1479 in

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, Anne married Frederick of Aragon, Prince of Squillace, Altamura and Tarento (1452–1504), the future King Frederick IV of Naples. Together they had: *

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, Princess of Taranto (February 1480 – 16 October 1506), married in 1500 Guy XV de Laval, Count of Laval, by whom she had issue.

Death and legacy

Anne died in March 1480, probably in childbirth or shortly afterwards. She was buried in

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. Her husband married as his second wife, Isabella del Balzo, by whom he had five more children. In 1496, 16 years after Anne's death, he ascended the throne as the last

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of the House of Trastamara. Her daughter, Charlotte was brought up at the French court. In 1496, she succeeded to the ''suo jure'' title of Princess of Taranto.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anne Of Savoy 1455 births 1480 deaths House of Savoy House of Trastámara 15th-century Italian nobility 15th-century Italian women People of Byzantine descent Deaths in childbirth 15th-century people from Savoy