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Catherine II Latin Empress 1303–1346: Philip I of Taranto 1278–1332: Joan of Valois 1304–1363: Robert III of Artois 1287–1342 Valois: Blanche of Navarre 1330–1398: Philip VI 1293–1350 King of France r. 1328–1350: Joan the Lame of Burgundy 1293–1348: Joan of Valois 1294–1342: William I 1286–1337 Count of Hainaut: Margaret of ...
- Betrothed to Charles, Heir of Louis, Duke of Bourbon
- The Treaty of Troyes
- Catherine and Henry V, Newly Married Couple
- Their Son, Future Henry Vi
- Rumors
- A Secret Relationship with Owen Tudor
- They Had 5 Children
In 1403, when she was less than 2 years old, she was betrothed to Charles, heir of Louis, Duke of Bourbon. In 1408, Henry IV of England proposed a peace agreement with France that would marry his son, the future Henry V, to one of the daughters of Charles VI of France. Over a number of years, marriage possibilities and plans were discussed, interru...
Finally, in 1418, the plans were again on the table, and Henry and Catherine met in June of 1419. Henry continued his pursuit of Catherine from England and promised to renounce his assumed title of king of France if she would marry him and if he and his children by Catherine would be named Charles' heirs. The Treaty of Troyes was signed and the pai...
The newly married couple were together as Henry laid siege to several cities. They celebrated Christmas at the Louvre Palace, then left for Rouen, and then traveled to England in January of 1421. Catherine of Valois was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in February 1421. with Henry absent so that the attention would all be on his queen....
The son of Catherine and Henry, the future Henry VI, was born in December of 1421, with Henry back in France. In May of 1422 Catherine, without her son, traveled to France with John, Duke of Bedford, to join her husband. Henry V died of an illness in August 1422, leaving the crown of England in the hands of a minor. During Henry's youth, he was edu...
Rumors of a relationship between the King's mother and Edmund Beaufort led to a statute in parliament forbidding marriage to a queen without royal consent without severe punishment. She appeared less often in public, though she did appear at her son's coronation in 1429.
Catherine of Valois had begun a secret relationship with Owen Tudor, a Welsh squire. It is not known how or where they met. Historians are divided on whether Catherine had already married Owen Tudor before that Act of Parliament, or whether they married secretly after that. By 1432 they certainly were married, though without permission. In 1436, Ow...
Catherine of Valois and Owen Tudor had five children, half-siblings to King Henry VI. One daughter died in infancy and another daughter and three sons survived. The eldest son, Edmund, became Earl of Richmond in 1452. Edmund married Margaret Beaufort. Their son won the crown of England as Henry VII, claiming his right to the throne through conquest...
Catherine of COURTENAY. Child 1: John. Child 2: Catherine II of VALOIS. Child 3: Joan of VALOIS. Child 4: Isabella. Note on Husband: Charles I +. Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325) was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. [1] . His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary.
- John (1302- )
- Catherine of COURTENAY (1274-1307)
- Charles I + (1270-1325)
Catherine of Valois (1303–1346), daughter of Count Charles of Valois, and titular Empress of Constantinople as Catherine II from 1308 to 1346. Catherine of Valois (1378–1388), youngest child of Charles V of France. Catherine of Valois (1428–1446), daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou.
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Catherine of Valois (before 15 April 1303 – October 1346) was titular Empress of Constantinople from 1308 to her death as Catherine II. She was Princess consort of Achaea and Taranto, and also regent of Achaia from 1332 to 1341, and Governor of Cephalonia from 1341 to her death.
