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Mar 1, 1993 · Abstract. Founded in 1448 by René, Duke of Anjou and titular King of Sicily, the Order of the Croissant represents one of many secular orders of chivalry established by late medieval rulers. An examination of the Order's statutes and membership indicates that the Croissant was more than a colourful convocation of knights.
Margaret of Anjou (1429–1482). Queen of England who was a principal player in the Wars of the Roses.Name variations: Margaret d'Anjou; Marguerite d'Anjou. Born on March 23, 1429 (some sources cite 1430), at Château Keure in Lorraine (France); died on August 25, 1482, at Château de Dampierre in Anjou (France); daughter of René I the Good, duke of Anjou and titular king of Sicily, Hungary ...
Jul 21, 2023 · ANJOU, René, Duke of, was the second son of Duke Louis II., and succeeded his brother Duke Louis III. He was born at Angers in 1408, and brought up by his uncle, Louis of Bar, who, in 1419, contracted a marriage between him and Isabella, heiress of Lorraine, and, in 1430, left him in possession of his duchy. On the death of Charles of Lorraine ...
Sep 1, 2021 · MARGARET of Anjou (1430–1482), queen consort of Henry VI, was born on 23 March 1430 (Lecoy de la Marche, Le Roi René, i. 434). The place of her birth is not quite clear. It was probably Pont-à-Mousson or Nancy (Lallement, Marguerite d’Anjou-Lorraine, pp. 26-7). She was the fourth surviving child of René of Anjou and his wife Isabella ...
23 March 1430 - 25 August 1482. Margaret of Anjou was born on the 23rd of March 1429 at Pont-à-Mousson in the Duchy of Lorraine. She was the daughter of René, Duke of Anjou and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. Her father, René, of the House of Valois-Anjou, was Duke of Anjou and titular King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem and her mother was ...
René Poupardin, "Généalogies angevines du XIe Siècle," in Mélanges d'Archéologie et d'Histoire 20 (1900): 199-208. Halphen Recueil d'Annales Angevines et Vendômoises (1903). Halphen & Poupardin Chroniques des Comtes d'Anjou et des Seigneurs d'Amboise (1913): 247-250 (Genealogiæ Comitum Andegavensium).
Yolande of Aragon (1379–1442) Duchess of Anjou and queen and regent of Sicily. Name variations: Yolanda of Anjou; Yolanda of Sicily. Born in 1379 in Saragossa, Aragon; died in November 1442 in Paris; daughter of Juan I also known as John I the Hunter, king of Aragon (r. 1387–1395), and Yolande de Bar; married Louis II, duke of Anjou and king of Sicily, in 1400; children: Marie of Anjou ...
