Marriage
On 28 November 1486, Isabella married Prince Frederick of Naples. He was the second son of Ferdinand I of Naples and his first consort Isabella of Taranto. Frederick had only one daughter, Charlotte of Naples, from his previous marriage to Anne of Savoy.
On 7 September 1496, Frederick succeeded his childless nephew Ferdinand II of Naples. Isabella became his Queen consort for five years. A combination of King Louis XII of France and King Ferdinand II of Aragon had continued the claim of Louis' predecessor, King Charles VIII of France, to Naples and Sicily. In 1501 their alliance deposed Frederick; Naples initially went to Louis.
Frederick and Isabella spend the following years in exile. Isabella initially escaped to Ischia with her children, but later followed Frederick to France, where he was given an allowance. Frederick died in Tours on 9 November 1504. Isabella found a refuge for herself and younger children in the Duchy of Ferrara under the protection of Frederick's nephew Alfonso d'Este, and lived there until her death, never remarrying.
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