Bianca Lancia

Bianca Lancia
Miniature from the Codex Manesse, sometimes identified as Bianca and Frederick
Bornc. 1210
Agliano Terme, County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire
Diedc. 1248(1248-00-00) (aged 37–38)
Monte Sant'Angelo or Gioia del Colle, Kingdom of Sicily
SpouseFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
IssueConstance Anna of Hohenstaufen
Manfred, King of Sicily
Violante of Hohenstaufen
FatherBonifazio d'Agliano or Manfred I Lancia
MotherBianca Lancia

Bianca Lancia d'Agliano (also called Beatrice, c. 1210c. 1248), was an Italian noblewoman.[1] She was the mistress and later, possibly the last wife of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II.[1] The marriage was conducted while she was on her deathbed, therefore it was considered non-canonical.

  1. ^ a b Frederick II (Holy Roman Emperor), De Arte Venardi Cum Avibus, transl. & ed. Casey A Wood and F. Marjorie Fyfe, (Stanford University Press, 1961), 495.

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