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Jul 26, 2022 · Detail of a presentation miniature with Christine de Pisan presenting her book to queen Isabeau of Bavaria. Illuminated miniature from The Book of the Queen (various works by Christine de Pizan), BL Harley 4431, 1410-14, British Library.
Isabella of Bavaria (born 1371—died September 1435, Paris) was the queen consort of Charles VI of France, who frequently was regent because of her husband’s periodic insanity.
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Isabeau of Bavaria was one of France's most despised queens. She was a German princess. born in 1371, the daughter of Stephen III of Bavaria and Thaddaea Visconti . In 1385, Isabeau married the French king Charles VI as part of a political alliance between Bavaria and France.
Considering the high personal profile and influence of Isabeau of Bavaria during her time as queen of France between 1385 and 1422, it is extraordinary that she has not been the subject of more sustained serious academic study in the past, and that so little is known about her.
- Rachel Gibbons
- 1996
Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c. 1370 – September 1435) was Queen of France from 1385 to 1422. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan.
Books shelved as isabeau-of-bavaria: The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager, In a Dark Wood ...
May 1, 2017 · The marriage of Isabeau of Bavaria to Charles VI and her entry into Paris for her coronation on 23 August 1389 are the most often documented episodes of her life.
