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Isabella ( French: Isabelle d'Angoulême, IPA: [izabɛl dɑ̃ɡulɛm]; c. 1186 [1] / 1188 [2] – 4 June 1246) was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche from 1220 to 1246 as the wife of Count Hugh .
Jun 7, 2017 · At the time, Hugh was traveling in King John’s retinue and he angrily departed, sensing there was a plot afoot – not to mention the loss of his fiancée. He was right: On August 24, John went to Angouleme and married Isabella himself, the result of a plan that had to have been in the works for several weeks, if not months.
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Isabella of Angoulême ( c. 1188–1246), queen of King John. Isabella was the second wife of King John and was about 12 at the time of their marriage in August 1200. The alliance seems to have been a mixture of passion and diplomacy on John's part, since Angoulême lay in the heart of Aquitaine, which John was seeking to retain.
Jun 17, 2017 · The three daughters who followed – Joan (1210) Isabella (1214) and Eleanor (1215) – were bonuses. Queen Isabella was still short of 30 when the king died in October 1216. He made no mention of her in his will or gave her a role in the government of their son, who was only nine years old. Isabella, in turn, offered prayers for John’s soul ...
May 25, 2017 · May 25, 2017. 0. 1187. Isabella was the daughter of the Count of Angoulême and was a great niece of Louis VII of France. She was only thirteen when she attracted the attention of King John of England, and was married to him on 24 August, 1200. She was crowned on 8 October 1200 at Westmionster Abbey.
Apr 26, 2024 · Isabella of Angoulême (b. .1188) (c.1188–1246),queen of King John. Isabella was the second wife of King John and was about 12 at the time of their marriage in August 1200. The alliance seems to have been a mixture of passion and diplomacy on John's part, since Angoulême lay in the heart of Aquitaine, which John was seeking to retain.
Feb 17, 2011 · Having successfully secured his kingdom, John almost immediately proceeded to throw it away with breathtaking arrogance. In August 1200, he married Isabella of Angoulême, Hugh's 12-year-old fiancée.
