Editing Manfred, King of Sicily (section)

==Marriages and children==
Manfred was married twice: 
* His first wife was [[Beatrice of Savoy, Marchioness of Saluzzo|Beatrice]],{{sfn|Runciman | 1958 | p= 43}} daughter of [[Amadeus IV of Savoy|Amadeus IV]], count of [[Savoy]], by whom he had a daughter, [[Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon|Constance]], who was married to the heir to the Aragonese throne, the future King [[Peter III of Aragon]], on 13 June 1262.{{sfn|Lomax|2013|p=440}}
* Manfred's second wife was [[Helena Angelina Doukaina]],{{sfn|Runciman | 1958 | p= 43}} daughter of [[Michael II Komnenos Doukas]], ruler of the [[despotate of Epirus]], who made this marriage to ally with Manfred after being attacked by him at [[Thessalonica]]. Helena and Manfred had four children: [[Beatrix of Sicily (1260–1307)|Beatrix]], Henry [Enrico], Anselm [Azzolino] and Frederick. Helena and all her children were captured by Charles of Anjou after Manfred's death in 1266.{{sfn|Koller | 2007}} Helena died in prison in [[Nocera Inferiore|Nocera]] in 1271.{{sfn|Bennett|Weikert|2016|p=144}} Her three sons with Manfred &ndash; the oldest only four years old at the time &ndash; were imprisoned in the [[Castel del Monte, Apulia|Castel del Monte]] until 1299, when [[Charles II of Naples|Charles II]] had them unchained and moved to the [[Castel dell'Ovo]].{{sfn|Gregorovius|2010|p=537, n. 1}} Their living conditions were exceptionally miserable compared to the norm for noble prisoners. Kept in darkness, in heavy chains and with barely enough food to survive they became "blind and half-mad". The stress of the move proved too much for Azzolino, who died soon after (in 1301). Henry survived another eighteen years, dying aged fifty-four on 31 October 1318,{{sfn|Gregorovius|2010|p=537, n. 1}} "half-starved, half-mad and probably blind".{{sfn|Bennett|Weikert|2016|pp=145&ndash;46}} Beatrix in contrast had been released on the orders of the Aragonese commander [[Roger of Lauria]] following a [[Battle of the Gulf of Naples|battle off Naples]] in 1284. She went on to marry [[Manfred IV, Marquess of Saluzzo|Manfred IV, Marquis of Saluzzo]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} The eldest son, Frederick, escaped his prison and fled to Germany. He spent time in several European courts before dying in Egypt in 1312.{{sfn|Koller | 2007}}{{sfn|Haverkamp|1988|p=267}}

Manfred had at least one illegitimate child, a daughter named Flordelis (d. 27 February 1297), who married Ranieri Della Gherardesca, Count of [[Donoratico]] and [[Bolgheri]].{{sfn|Koller | 2007}}