Maria Balsha, Countess of Muro
Maria Balšić | |
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| Countess of Acerenza and Muro | |
Alleged portrait of Maria as the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of Acerenza by Giovanni Todisco | |
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| Predecessor | Maria Anna Rossi |
| Born | c. 1461 Albania |
| Died | June 16th 1559 Kingdom of Naples |
| Buried | Acerenza, Italy |
| Noble family | Balšić |
| Spouse | Giacomo Alfonso Ferrillo |
| Issue | Beatrice Ferrillo, Countess of Acerenza and Muro Isabella Ferrillo, Lady of Montefredane |
| Father | Gojko Balšić, Lord of Misia |
| Mother | Comita Arianiti |
Maria Balšić (Italian: Maria Balsa; Maria del Balzo; Albanian: Maria Balsha; Serbian: Марија Балшић), (c. 1461, June 16th 1559) was a noblewoman from the House of Balšić, ruling family of the Principality of Zeta, whose territory was in present-day southern Montenegro and northern Albania. She was Countess of Acerenza and Muro from her marriage to Giacomo Alfonso Ferrillo.