Princess Joanna of Courland

Joanna Biron
Duchess of Acerenza
Johanna of Courland by
Moritz Michael Daffinger, c. 1820
Born(1783-06-24)24 June 1783
Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Died11 April 1876(1876-04-11) (aged 92)
Löbichau, Thuringia, German Empire
Burial
Biron Mausoleum, Evangelical Church of Grace, Sagan, German Empire (modern-day Żagań, Poland)
Spouse
Prince Francis Pignatelli Belmonte, Duke of Acerenza
(m. 1801; sep. 1806)
IssueFrederick von Piattoli (illegitimate)
Names
Joanna Katharina
HouseBiron
FatherPeter von Biron
MotherDorothea von Medem

Johanna Katharina von Biron, Princess of Courland and Duchess of Acerenza (24 June 1783 – 11 April 1876) was a German princess from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a Duchess of Acerenza as the third daughter of Peter von Biron and Dorothea von Medem and the wife of Prince Francis Pignatelli Belmonte, Duke of Acerenza, she was mainly known for a scandalous relationship with Arnoldi, a musician from Italy.