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Tristan of Clermont

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Bartholomew "Tristan" de Clermont-Lodève (1380 – c. 1432), Count of Copertino, was a French-born knight who married Catherine Orsini del Balzo, youngest daughter of Mary of Enghien and Raimondo Orsini del Balzo, Prince of Taranto.[1] He was the father of Isabella of Clermont, Princess of Taranto, the first consort of King Ferdinand I of Naples.

Documents and sources about Tristan, whose proper first name was Bartholomew, are scarce. Tristan de Clermont (Italian: Tristano di Chiaromonte) became Count of Cupertino by his wife's dowry.

In 1429 Tristan divided the inheritance between his children. They were:

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams 1998, p. 144.
  2. ^ Petracca 2022, p. 204.

Sources

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  • Petracca, Luciana (2022). Le terre dei baroni ribelli: Poteri feudali e rendita signorile nel Mezzogiorno aragonese. Viella libreria editrice.
  • Williams, George L. (1998). Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes. McFarland & Company, Inc.