Isabelle of France (March 1224 [1] – 23 February 1270) was a French princess, the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. She was a younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) and of Alfonso, Count of Poitiers, and an older sister of King Charles I of Sicily.
- March 1224, Paris, France
- 23 February 1270 (aged 45), Longchamp, Pays de France, Kingdom of France
- Longchamp Abbey, Pays de France, Kingdom of France
- Capet
St. Isabelle of France The daughter of King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche of Castile, Isabelle was born in 1225. At less than two years of age, she lost her father, but her mother gave her a complete formation, assisted by the virtuous and well-educated Lady de Boisemont.
Feb 26, 2022 · Saint Isabelle of France, (March 1225 – 23 February, 1270), was the daughter of King Louis VIII of France. Remembered for extreme devotion to the Lord, even as a child, Saint Isabelle requested spiritual direction and permanent confessors from Pope Innocent IV, who allowed her to retain some local Franciscans for that post.
Saint Isabel of France The youngest daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile, younger sister of Louis IX of France and older sister of Charles I of Sicily. Founder of the Franciscan order Abbey of Longchamp. Isabelle's father died when she was young, and her mother guided her studies where as Blanche became an expert in Latin.
Feb 23, 2021 · Saint Isabelle was the daughter of King Louis VIII of France, younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis), and older sister of King Charles I of Sicily. Born in March of 1224 at Paris, Saint Isabelle tragically lost her father when she was only two years old.
The 26th of February is the feast day of Saint Isabelle of France. The following is from Catholic Encyclopedia: Daughter of Louis VIII and of his wife, Blanche of Castille, born in March, 1225; died at Longchamp, 23 February, 1270. St. Louis IX, King of France (1226-70), was her brother.
Isabelle was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile, and the younger sister of King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). Though betrothed to Hugh, eldest son and heir of Hugh X of Lusignan, Isabelle refused to celebrate the formal wedding due to her fixed determination to remain a virgin, although she never became a nun. [1]
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