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Apr 26, 2022 · Isabella of Angoulême (French: Isabelle d'Angoulême, IPA: [izab%C9%9Bl dɑ̃ɡulɛm]; c.1188 – 31 May 1246) was queen consort of England as the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. She had five children by the king including his heir, later Henry III.
- Henry, III
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- Aymer, Count of Angoulême
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Updated on November 24, 2019. Known for: Queen of England; rather fiery marriage to King John. Dates: 1186? or 1188? - May 31, 1246. Occupation: Countess of Angouleme, queen consort to John, King of England , one of the Plantagenet queens. Also known As: Isabella of Angoulême, Isabel of Angoulême. Family Background.
views 3,083,110 updated. Isabella of Angoulême ( c. 1188–1246), queen of King John. Isabella was the second wife of King John and was about 12 at the time of their marriage in August 1200.
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She was the only daughter of Aymer Taillefer, count of Angouleme and Alix de Courtenay. Isabelle was renowned for her beauty, and is sometimes called the Helen of the middle ages. She was betrothed to Hugh IX de Lusignan when John chose her to be his second wife. They were...
She was born in Angoulême in 1186, the daughter of Aymer Taillefer, count of Angoulême, and Alice de Courtenay , French aristocrats who supported the English kings in their struggles against the French monarchy.
Jun 7, 2017 · Isabella was born around 1188 to Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angouleme and his wife, Alice of Courtenay, a granddaughter of King Louis VI of France. She was famous in her day – and still remembered in history – for her beauty.
…Lusignan and Angoulême, himself married Isabella (August 1200), the heiress to Angoulême, who had been betrothed to Hugh IX de Lusignan. This politically conceived marriage provoked the Lusignans into rebellion the next year; they appealed to Philip II, who summoned John to appear before his court.
