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Margaret of Anjou. Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the ...
A less well known portrait of Margaret is from Margaret’s prayer roll, which is kept at the Bodleian Library as Jesus College Oxford MS 124. A black-and-white reproduction of Margaret’s portrait, from which the image below is taken, was reprinted in 1851 in The Archaeological Journal:
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Queen Margaret of Anjou. (1430-1482), Queen Consort of Henry VI. Sitter associated with 12 portraits. Margaret was born in the duchy of Lorraine, of the House of Anjou, and she married King Henry VI in 1445. When her husband was captured and threatened with deposition by Richard, Duke of York, Margaret managed to escape, and raised an army in ...
Margaret, Wife of Henry VI, 1st Foundress of Queen’s Coll. Cambridge AD 1446. J. Faber most humbly offers this image to the Revd H. James, Regius Professor of Divinity and President of that College. This image is National Portrait Gallery D9414, Called Queen Margaret of Anjou by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist.
Margaret of Anjou was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.
René I of Naples. Mother. Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1429 – August 25, 1482) was the French-born Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471, who led the Lancastrian contingent in the Wars of the Roses. She was the daughter of Rene of Anjou, titular king of Naples and Jerusalem.
Jan 9, 2024 · Illustration. by Talbot Master. published on 09 January 2024. Download Full Size Image. Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) wife of Henry VI of England (r. 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471). Detail from an illuminated manuscript by Talbot Master, c. 1445. From Presentation of the Book of Romances. (British Library, London)
