Guglielmo Raimondo II Moncada

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Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Alagona, conte di Agosta (died 1348) was a 14th-century nobleman and soldier.

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Life

He was the son of the Catalan nobleman Guglielmo Raimondo di Moncada, from the family of the barons of Aitona, and his wife Lucchina Alagona, from the family of the counts of Malta and Gozo.

Marriage and descendants

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Alagona, first count of Agosta, married Margherita Sclafani d'Incisa, with whom he had issue:

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References

  1. M. A. Russo (2011). Associazione Mediterranea (ed.). Le incognite dei testamenti: nemesi storica in casa Moncada (in Italian). p. 703.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Bibliography (in Italian)