Frederick of Naples

Frederick I (simultaneously Frederick IV of Aragon; * April 19, 1452; † November 9, 1504 ) was from 1496 to 1501 King of Naples. He was the son of Ferdinand I, brother of Alfonso II and uncle of Ferdinand II

He was the second son of Ferdinand I and his first wife, Isabella of Taranto. Isabella was the daughter of Tristan, Count of Capertino, and Caterina Orsini. When he was 28, he succeeded his childless nephew Ferdinand II, who died in 1496 at an early stage, to the throne.

1501, Frederick I became the Catholic, King of Spain betrayed by his cousin Ferdinand, Ferdinand sent Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar, also called Gran Capitano, under the pretext of the crusade against the Turks in the Kingdom of Naples and occupied it. Frederick I allied with King Louis XII. of France, delivered himself from him and let him have his rights of the empire.

Frederick died in 1504 in Tours.

Progeny

Like his father, he married twice. His first wife was Anna of Savoy, daughter of Amadeus IX. , Whom he married in Milan on 11 September 1478. With her he had one child.

His second wife was Isabella del Balzo († 1533), with whom he had five children.

• Carlotta of Naples († 1506) ∞ Guido XV. de Montmorency, Count of Laval († 1531)
• Giulia (Julia ) of Naples ( 1492-1542 ) ∞ Johann Georg von Montferrat ( 1488-1533 )
• Isabel of Naples († 1550)
• Ferdinand of Aragon, Duke of Calabria (* December 15 1488 in Andria, † October 26, 1550 ) ∞ Germaine de Foix
• Alfonso of Naples
• Caesar Naples ( died early)