Catherine of Taranto, Countess of Copertino

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Caterina d'Enghien Orsini
Noble familyOrsini
Spouse(s)Tristan, Count of Copertino
IssueIsabella of Clermont
FatherRaimondo del Balzo Orsini
MotherMary of Enghien

Catherine of Taranto (d. 1429; sometimes Caterina d'Enghien Orsini del Balzo) was the daughter of Mary of Enghien and Raimondo Orsini del Balzo di Nola and sister of Giovanni Antonio Orsini del Balzo.

She married the knight Tristan de Clermont (1380 – c. 1432), a member of the French family of Clermont-Lodève, who became Count of Copertino as part of her dowry.

She and Tristan had two daughters: