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Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans, from 1406 until her death in 1409.
Isabella of Valois (1313 – 26 July 1383) was a Duchess of Bourbon by marriage to Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Charles of Valois by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.
Aug 4, 2015 · Forty-five years before Margaret Beaufort, there was Isabella of Valois. Isabella was the daughter of Charles VI, King of France and Isabeau of Bavaria, born on 9 November 1389 at the Louvre in...
Isabella of Valois was known as the Little Queen, for she was still a child when she arrived in England to become the wife of its king. She was born in Paris in 1389, second daughter of the French king, Charles VI the Mad, and Queen Isabeau of Bavaria .
- Unexpected Inheritance
- Hundred Years' War
- Centralization of Power
- Italian Wars
- French Wars of Religion
- Succession
- List of Valois Kings of France
- Other Significant Titles Held by The House of Valois
- Illegitimate Branches
- Forms of Address
The Capetian dynasty seemed secure in the rule of the Kingdom of France both during and after the reign of King Philip IV (Philip the Fair, r. 1285–1313). Philip left three surviving sons (Louis, Philip and Charles) and a daughter (Isabella). Each son became kingin turn, but each died young without surviving male heirs, leaving only daughters who c...
The Hundred Years' War could be considered a lengthy war of succession between the houses of Valois and Plantagenet. The early reign of Philip VIwas a promising one for France. The new king fought the Flemings on behalf of his vassal, the count of Flanders, and restored that count to power. Edward III's aggression against Scotland, a French ally, p...
With the expulsion of the English, Charles VII had reestablished his kingdom as the foremost power of Western Europe. He created France's first standing army since Roman times, and limited papal power in the Gallican Church by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges. But his later years were marred by quarrels with his eldest son and heir, the Dauphin Lo...
Charles VIII succeeded his father in 1483, at the age of 13. During his minority the nobles again attempted to seize power, but they were defeated by Charles' sister Anne of France. Charles' marriage to Anne of Brittanyprevented a future total Habsburg encirclement of France. As the heir of the House of Anjou, Charles VIII decided to press his clai...
The last phase of Valois rule in France was marked by the French Wars of Religion. Henry II died in a jousting accident in 1559. His eldest son and heir, Francis II, succeeded him. The new king was already King of Scotland by right of his wife, Mary, Queen of Scots. The queen's maternal relatives, the House of Guise, gained an ascendancy over the y...
The royal Bourbons originated in 1272, when the youngest son of King Louis IX married the heiress of the lordship of Bourbon. The house continued for three centuries as a cadet branch, serving as nobles under the Direct Capetianand Valois kings. In 1589, at the death of Henry III of France, the House of Valois became extinct in the male line. Under...
Valois
1. Philip VI, the Fortunate 1328–1350, son of Charles of Valois 2. John II, the Good 1350–1364 3. Charles V, the Wise 1364–1380 4. Charles VI, the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad 1380–1422 5. Charles VII, the Victorious or the Well-Served 1422–1461 6. Louis XI, the Prudent 1461–1483 7. Charles VIII, the Affable 1483–1498
Valois-Orléans
1. Louis XII, the Father of the People 1498–1515, great-grandson of Charles V of France
Valois-Angoulême
1. Francis I– 1515–1547, great-great-grandson of Charles V of France 2. Henry II– 1547–1559 3. Francis II– 1559–1560 4. Charles IX– 1560–1574 5. Henry III– 1574–1589 The application of the Salic Law meant that with the extinction of the Valois in the male line, the Bourbons succeeded to the throne as descendants of Louis IX.
Count of Valois
House of Valois 1. Charles, count (1284–1325)
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
House of Valois 1. Charles, titular emperor suo uxoris(1301–1307) (see Charles of Valois above) House of Valois–Courtenay 1. Catherine II, Latin Empress, titular empress (1307–1346), daughter of Charles of Valois
Counts and Dukes of Alençon
House of Valois 1. Charles I, count (1291–1325) (see Charles of Valois, above) House of Valois-Alençon 1. Charles II, count (1325–1346), second son of Charles of Valois 2. Charles III, count (1346–1361) 3. Peter II, count (1361–1391) 4. John I, count (1391–1414) 5. John I, duke (1414–1415) 6. John II, duke (1415–1424 and 1449–1474) 7. René I, duke (1478–1492) 8. Charles IV, duke (1492–1525) House of França (Portugal)
House of Valois-Dunois, counts of Longueville (see Jean de Dunois), descended from a son of Louis I, Duke of OrléansHouse of Valois-Saint-Remy, counts of Saint-Rémy (see Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy), descended from a son of Henry II of FranceForms of address for Valois kings and princes included "Most Christian Majesty", "Dauphin", "your Grace", "Your Majesty", "Most regal Majesty".
ISABELLA OF VALOIS, Was the daughter of Charles the Sixth of France, and Isabella of Bavaria. She was born in the Louvre palace at Paris, November 9th., 1387. In October, 1396, Isabella became the second wife of Richard the Second of England, though she was then only eight years old.
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On 29 June 1406, at the age of fifteen, Isabella was married for a second time to her cousin Charles, Duke of Orléans. She died at the age of nineteen, a few hours after giving birth to her only child, a daughter, Joan, who married John II of Alençon in 1424.
