Martha of Armagnac
Martha of Armagnac | |
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Armagnac | |
Died | July 13, 1378 Zaragoza |
Burial | Convent of St. Francis |
Spouse | John, Duke of Girona |
Issue among others... | Joanna, Countess of Foix |
House | House of Armagnac House of Barcelona |
Father | John I, Count of Armagnac |
Mother | Beatrice of Clermont |
Martha of Armagnac (after 18 February 1347 – 23 October 1378) was the youngest child of
Early life and family
Martha was the youngest of three children. Her elder brother was
Her maternal grandparents were Jean de Clermont and his wife Jeanne de Dargies. Jean was son of
The grandparents of Martha's father were Bernard VI of Armagnac and Cecile de Rodez.
Martha was not named in domini Johannis comitis Armaniaci which listed the names of her family, so she must have been born after its making on 18 February 1347.[citation needed]
Marriage
Martha was a proposed wife for
During these years, Peter IV of Aragon had sought an alliance with Philip VI of France to prevent a new war with Castile. In 1370 he negotiated a marriage for his heir; John, Duke of Girona with Jeanne of France, daughter of Philip VI but the project failed when the princess died on her journey to Barcelona in 1371. Moreover, Henry II of Castile became an ally necessary to Charles V of France (who had helped get the Castilian throne), as demonstrated with the triumph of his army against the English at the Battle of La Rochelle (June 1372).
In this context Martha's father John, a major feudal lord of
On 24 June 1373 in
Martha had a calm and conciliatory character, traits that would guarantee good terms with her new family and country; she had moderating influence on John, who had a character quite the opposite of her and deeply appreciated. Martha even got along well with her father-in-law who dealt with her with great affection, and in general all members of the royal family. Her mother-in-law
Issue
John and Martha had five children:
- Infante James of Aragon (b. Valencia24 June 1374 - d. Valencia 1374)
- Mathieu, Count of Foix. Together they claimed the throne of Aragon after her father's death. Matthew of Foix invaded Aragonese territories, but was driven back by the new King Martin. Joanna died soon after, childless.
- Infante John of Aragon (b. and d. Barcelona July 1376)
- Infante Alfonso of Aragon (b. and d. 1377)
- Infanta Eleanor of Aragon (b. and d. 1378)
Of their five children, only one daughter Joanna lived to adulthood but she had no children so Martha's lineage died out in 1407 on the death of her daughter.
Death and legacy
Martha died at
After Martha's death he remarried to Violant of Bar who bore him numerous children but like Martha only one of Violant's children, a daughter lived to adulthood, Yolande of Aragon.
Martha's only surviving child Joanna tried to claim the Kingdom of Aragon but failed.
Ancestry
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References
Bibliography
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- Aurea L. * Santos Wall, Mata of Armagnac, Duchess of Girona, Barcelona, Rafael Dalmau ( episodes of history, 88), 1967.
- Joseph M. Madurell and Marimon, " The Marriage of Prince John and Martha of Armagnac, Catalan University Studies, 19 ( 1934) .
- Rafael Olivar Bertrand , Royal Wedding between France and the Crown of Aragon: political marriage of princes of Aragón and Catalonia, with respect to France, in the fourteenth century, Barcelona, Alberto Martin, 1947 .
- Joseph Trenchs, " The fish kills the princess table of Armagnac : the whims and fancies of a princess, " Go to Colloquium in History of Food in the Crown of Aragon . Middle Ages. Acts , vol. 2, Lleida, Lleida Studies Institute, 1995, pp. 309–328 .