Biography of William VIII Marquis of Montferrat 1420-1483
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 1328-1363
On 26 Apr 1411 [his father] John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat (age 16) and [his mother] Joan of Savoy were married. She the daughter of Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy and Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy (age 46).
On 19 Jul 1420 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat was born to John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat (age 25) and Joan of Savoy.
On 12 Mar 1445 [his father] John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat (age 49) died. His son [his brother] John IV Marquis of Montferrat (age 31) succeeded IV Marquis Montferrat.
In 1460 [his mother] Joan of Savoy died.
On 19 Jan 1464 [his brother] John IV Marquis of Montferrat (age 50) died without legitimate issue. His brother William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 43) succeeded VIII Marquis Montferrat.
On 19 Jan 1465 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 44) and Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat (age 13) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix (age 42) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were third cousin once removed.
In 1466 [his sister-in-law] Leonor Foix died.
In 1467 [his wife] Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat (age 15) died.
In 18 Jul 1469 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 48) and Elizabetta Sforza Marquis Montferrat (age 13) were married. Elizabetta Sforza Marquis Montferrat (age 13) by marriage Marchioness Montferrat.
On 06 Jan 1474 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 53) and Bernarde de Brosse Marquis Monferrat were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat.
On 27 Jun 1474 Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany (age 41) and [his former sister-in-law] Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1364 War of Montfort. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 48). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.
Around 1476 [his former sister-in-law] Jeanne Foix (age 22) died.
On 19 Aug 1479 Jean V Count Armagnac and [his former sister-in-law] Jeanne Foix were married. The difference in their ages was 34 years. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of John IV Count Armagnac and Isabella Évreux Countess Armagnac. They were first cousin once removed.
After 1483 Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy (age 44) and [his sister-in-law] Claudine Brosse (age 33) were married. He the son of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
On 27 Feb 1483 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 62) died. His brother [his brother] Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat (age 56) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France
Father: John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat
William VIII Marquis of Montferrat 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus V "Great" Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Fieschi
Great x 2 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybille Bagé
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy
Mother: Joan of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
GrandMother: Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac