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Isabella became Countess of Angoulême in her own right on 16 June 1202, by which time she was already queen of England. Her marriage, at age 12 or 14, to King John took place on 24 August 1200, in Angoulême, a year after he annulled his first marriage to Isabel of Gloucester.
- 8 October 1200
- 24 August 1200 – 19 October 1216
- 16 June 1202 – 4 June 1246
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Jun 17, 2017 · Countess of Angoulême. For the next twenty years, Isabella and Hugh were the power couple of south-west France. Paris was a long way off, and they got used to their independence. That all changed in 1241 when King Louis IX of France decided to appoint his brother as overlord of the region.
In 1214, John used Isabella’s position as countess of Angoulême to his advantage in his dealings with the Poitevin nobles, when she accompanied him overseas.
Isabella became Countess of Angoulême in her own right on 16 June 1202. She gave birth to a son and heir, Henry, seven years after her marriage to John, on 1st October 1207 at Winchester Castle. Another son, Richard, later Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans was born on 5th January 1209.
May 15, 2015 · They spent Christmas in Caen. In 1202, Isabelle’s father died and she became Countess of Angoulême in her own right. However, she would not be formally recognized as Countess until 1206. Portrait of King John of England by Matthew Paris from his “Historia Anglorum”, 1250-59. British Library Royal MS 14 C.VII, f.9 (detail)
Apr 26, 2022 · Isabella became Countess of Angoulême in her own right on 16 June 1202, by which time she was already queen of England. Her marriage to King John took place on 24 August 1200, at Bordeaux, a year after he annulled his first marriage to Isabel of Gloucester. She was crowned queen in an elaborate ceremony on 9 October at Westminster Abbey in London.
Isabella was the Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John and became Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death. She was also the Countess of La Marche from 1220 to 1246 as the wife of Count Hugh.
