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Jun 7, 2017 · John passed away on October 19, 1216 at Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire at the age of 49 and was interred at Worcester Cathedral. Isabella, meanwhile, had been widowed at the ripe old age of 28 and it was up to her to ensure her son was properly named king. Eight days after John’s death, she had Henry crowned King Henry III at Westminster ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Isabella of Angoulême (b. .1188) (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. The alliance seems to have been a mixture of passion and diplomacy on John's part, since Angoulême lay in the heart of Aquitaine, which John was seeking to retain.
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Sue Minna Cannon. 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. The alliance seems to have been a mixture of passion and diplomacy on John's part, since Angoulême lay in the heart of Aquitaine, which John was seeking to retain.
May 15, 2015 · Isabelle was the only child of Aymer Tallefer, Count of Angoulême and Alice, daughter of Peter de Courtenay, a descendant of King Louis VI of France. We know nothing of her childhood which was certainly cut short by her marriage. Estimations vary on the age of Isabelle at the time she wed King John from nine to fifteen.
John's policy earned him the disrespectful title of "John Softsword" from some English chroniclers, who contrasted his behaviour with his more aggressive brother, Richard. The new peace would only last for two years; war recommenced in the aftermath of John's decision in August 1200 to marry Isabella of Angoulême.
- August 1, 1202
- Mirebeau, Normandy
- English victory
Jun 4, 2020 · By Olivia Longueville In Angevin Blog, Medieval Blog Posted June 4, 2020 4 Comment (s) Isabella of Angoulême, second wife of King John of England, died on the 4th of June 1246 at Fontevraud Abbey, where she was buried in the abbey’s churchyard, as if seeking atonement for her misdeeds. Years after her death, her eldest son with John, King ...
Jul 28, 2016 · Isabella of Angoulême’s Tomb Effigy, Fontevraud Abbey Isabelle’s experiences and those of her children are a testament to the convoluted nature of medieval noble families and politics in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries — a prime example is that not only did Isabelle marry the son of the man she had previously been betrothed to, but ...
