Margaret, Countess of Anjou
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Marguerite of Anjou and Maine
)| Margaret | |
|---|---|
Maine | |
| Reign | 1290 – 1299 |
| Predecessor | Charles II |
| Successor | Philip I |
| Co-Sovereign | Charles III |
| Born | 1272 |
| Died | 31 December 1299 (aged 27) |
| Burial | Église des Jacobins, Paris |
| Spouse | |
| Issue among others... |
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| House | Capetian House of Anjou |
| Father | Charles II of Naples |
| Mother | Mary of Hungary |
Margaret of Anjou (1272 – 31 December 1299) was
Saint Louis of Toulouse; her nephew was King Charles I of Hungary
.
Born in 1272, Their children included:
- Isabelle (1292–1309), wife of John III, Duke of Brittany[3]
- Philip VI of France (c. 1293 - 1350)[4]
- Joan of Valois[5]
- Margaret of Valois (1295–1342)[3]
- Charles II of Alençon (1297-1346)[3]
Countess Margaret was succeeded by her eldest son.
References
- ^ Commire & Klezmer 1999, p. 94.
- ^ a b Wood 1966, p. 42-43.
- ^ a b c Morrison & Hedeman 2010, p. 4.
- ^ Warner 2017, p. 13.
- ^ Warner 2017, p. 14.
Sources
- Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah, eds. (1999). Women in World History: Maa-Mei. Yorkin Publications.
- Morrison, Elizabeth; Hedeman, Anne Dawson (2010). Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500. J. Paul Getty Museum.
- Warner, Katheryn (2017). Isabella of France, The Rebel Queen. Amberley Publishing.
- Wood, Charles T. (1966). The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy: 1224-1328. Harvard University Press.