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- Isabeau of Bavaria was Queen of France from 1385 to 1422. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan. At age 15 or 16, Isabeau was sent to France to marry the young King Charles VI; the couple wed three days after their first meeting.
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Mar 15, 2024 · Isabella of Bavaria (born 1371—died September 1435, Paris) was the queen consort of Charles VI of France, who frequently was regent because of her husband’s periodic insanity. Her gravest political act was the signing of the Treaty of Troyes (May 21, 1420), which recognized King Henry V of England as heir to the French crown in place of her ...
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Isabeau of Bavaria was one of France's most despised queens. She was a German princess. born in 1371, the daughter of Stephen III of Bavaria and Thaddaea Visconti. In 1385, Isabeau married the French king Charles VI as part of a political alliance between Bavaria and France.
Feb 12, 2009 · Considering the high personal profile and influence of Isabeau of Bavaria during her time as queen of France between 1385 and 1422, it is extraordinary that she has not been the subject of more sustained serious academic study in the past, and that so little is known about her.
- Rachel Gibbons
- 1996
Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c. 1370 – September 1435) was Queen of France from 1385 to 1422. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan.
May 1, 2017 · By Rachel Gibbons. READ 28 APRIL 1995. CONSIDERING the high personal profile and influence. Bavaria during her time as queen of France between 1385 is extraordinary that she has not been the subject of more serious academic study in the past, and that so little is her.
Sep 15, 2010 · The fascinating history of Isabeau of Bavaria is a tale of two queens. During her lifetime, Isabeau, the long-suffering wife of mad King Charles VI of France, was respected and revered. After her death, she was reviled as an incompetent regent, depraved adulteress, and betrayer of the throne.
1 Isabeau of Bavaria: Her Life 1 2 Isabeau of Bavaria: Her Afterlife 38 3 Isabeau Mediatrix: De ning the Mediator Queen 73 4 Isabeau s Contemporary Reputation 113 5 Isabeau of Bavaria and the Cour amoureuse 149 6 Reinterpreting the Enlèvement du dauphin 166 7 Revisiting the Treaty of Troyes 193 8 Wife, Mother, Friend 222
