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John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat

1395 - 1445

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John Jacob Palaeologus (Italian: Giovanni Giacomo Paleologo) (23 March 1395 – 12 March 1445) was the Margrave of Montferrat from 1418 to 1445. He was born in Trino, Piedmont, the son of Theodore II of Montferrat, with whom he collaborated in the government of the marquisate from 1404. His mother was Johanna of Bar, daughter of Robert of Bar and Marie of France, Duchess of Bar. In 1412 he married Joanna of Savoy, sister of Duke Amadeus VIII. After his father's death in 1418, John Jacob received the investiture as Marquis by emperor Sigismund. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat is the 9,146th most popular politician (up from 9,589th in 2019). (up from 1,987th in 2019)

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Among politicians, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat ranks 9,146 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Diodotus I, and Isabella of Villehardouin. After him are Di Yi, Florence Harding, Richard Thomalla, Blanche of Artois, Dimitar Blagoev, and Kuyucu Murad Pasha.

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Among people born in 1395, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat ranks 7. Before him are Jan van Eyck, Vlad II Dracul, Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, Michelle of Valois, and Niccolò de' Conti. After him are Jacques Cœur, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, George of Trebizond, Margaret of Prades, Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1445, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat ranks 6. Before him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France, Ulugh Muhammad, and Oswald von Wolkenstein. After him are Alexander I of Georgia, Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, Domenico di Bartolo, and Leonel Power.

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