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Isabella (French: Isabelle d'Angoulême, IPA: [izabɛl dɑ̃ɡulɛm]; c. 1186 / 1188 – 4 June 1246) was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche from 1220 to 1246 as the wife of Count Hugh.
Aug 15, 2020 · King John. One of the most intriguing relationships of the Magna Carta story is that between Isabella of Gloucester and Isabelle d’Angoulême, the two wives of King John. Isabella of Gloucester is a unique individual in the story of Magna Carta.
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Jan 22, 2022 · Did he ever love her or what she had brought to the marriage? Suffice it to say, that a women of her wealth, talents and background just to name a few of her attributes, suffered mightily at the indignities at the hands of her bestial and perverted husband.
By Jone Johnson Lewis. Betrothed when very young to Hugh IX, Count of Lusignan, Isabella of Angouleme married John Lackland of England, son of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. John had put aside his first wife, Isabella of Gloucester, in 1199. Isabella of Angoulême was twelve to fourteen years old at her marriage to John in 1200.
The Duke of Angoulême became heir to the French throne (the Dauphin) and his wife became the Dauphine – the last one France ever had. Neither had deep intellectual resources. The Duchess did not care for clever people, the Duke was extremely shy, and both were extremely pious. The Duchess developed a reputation for haughtiness.
After Waterloo and the second restoration of Louis XVIII, Angoulême served Louis loyally. During the reign of his father, Charles X, he worked to rid the army of former imperial officers and commanded the French expedition that helped quell an anti-Bourbon revolt in Spain (1823).
Jul 11, 2019 · Isabella of Angouleme was the wife of King John. Here we discuss her with Erica Lainé, author of Isabella of Angoulême: The Tangled Queen.
