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Marie of Anjou, Queen of France

The Court of Mary of Anjou

Marie of Anjou (October 14, 1404–1463) was the daughter of Louis II of Anjou, King of Naples, titular King of Sicily, and Yolande of Aragon, Queen of Aragon, herself daughter of John I of Aragon. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Louis II of Anjou (1377&ndash April 29 1417) was the rival of Ladislas as King of Naples. Yolande of Aragon, ( 11 August 1384, Saragosa, Aragon &ndash 14 November[[ 442]] was a daughter of John I of Aragon John I ( December 27, 1350 &ndash May 19, 1396) called by posterity the Hunter ( Juan el Cazador in Castilian

She married King Charles VII in 1422 at Bourges, and became queen consort of France. Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 Bourges is a commune in central France on the Yèvre river It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Her husband's success in the Hundred Years War owed a great deal to the support he received from Marie's family, notably from her mother Yolande of Aragon. Yolande of Aragon, ( 11 August 1384, Saragosa, Aragon &ndash 14 November[[ 442]] was a daughter of John I of Aragon SAlthough Marie and Charles had twelve children, her husband's affection was primarily directed towards his mistress, Agnès Sorel. Agnès Sorel (1421 &ndash February 9, 1450) surnamed Dame de beauté, was a mistress of King Charles VII of France.

In the drawing seen below, at Court her chaplain Robert Blondel presents her with the allegorical Treatise of the "Twelve Perils of Hell," which he composed for her (1455). Facsimile of a miniature from this work. Bibl. de l'Arsenal, Paris.

Marie of Anjou died in 1463 at the Abbaye de Chateliers-en-Poitou.

Children

Marie was the mother of twelve children

Louis XI, King of France (1423-1483)
John of France (1424-1425)
Radegonde de France (1428-1444)
Catherine (1428-1446), married Charles de Charolais, future Charles le Téméraire, Duke of Burgundy, in 1440
Jacques de France (1432-1437)
Yolande de France (1434-1478), married the future Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy in 1452. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle Catherine of Valois (1428 &ndash 13 July 1446) was the fourth child and second daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which Yolande de Valois ( Tours, September 23, 1434 &ndash August 23, 1478, Chambéry) was the daughter of King Charles The Blessed Amadeus IX ( February 1 1435 &ndash March 30 1472) surnamed the Happy was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472 Upon his death in 1472, she became regent of Savoy. A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor For the two French départements of the region of Savoy see Savoie and Haute-Savoie Savoy ( French
Joan (1435-1482), married the future John II, Duke of Bourbon in 1452
Margaret of France (1437-1438)
Mary of France (7 September 1438 - 14 February 1439)
Jeanne (7 September 1438 - 26 December 1446)
Magdalena of Valois (1443-1486), married Gaston de Foix,
Charles, Duc de Berry (1446-1472)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Marie of Anjou

16. Joanna of Valois (Jeanne de Valois (1435 &ndash 1482 was the seventh child and third daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou. John II of Bourbon (1426 &ndash 1 April 1488, Château de Moulins) was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to his death Marguerite of France may refer to Marguerite of France ( 1158 &ndash 1197) queen consort of England and Hungary Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Magdalena of Valois, also called Madeleine de France ( 1 December 1443, Tours - 21 January 1495, Pamplona) was Gaston Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (1444 &ndash 23 November, 1470, Libourne Aquitaine was the son of Gaston IV of Foix and Charles de Valois ( 26 December 1446 &ndash 24 May 1472) was the son of Charles VII, King of France and Marie of Anjou Philip VI of France

8. Philip VI (1293 &ndash 22 August 1350) known as the Fortunate ( French: le Fortuné) and of Valois, was the John II of France

17. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Joan of Burgundy

4. Jeanne de Bourgogne ( 24 June[[ 293]] – 12 September 1348) also known as Joan the Lame (Jeanne la Boiteuse or Joan of Burgundy Queen consort Louis I de Anjou of Naples

18. Louis I of Anjou ( July 23, 1339 &ndash September 20, 1384) was the second son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia

9. John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg Bonne of Luxembourg and Bohemia

19. Bonne of Luxemburg (also Bona ( May 20, 1315 &ndash September 11, 1349) was born Jutta the daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg Elisabeth of Bohemia

2. Louis II de Anjou of Naples

20. Louis II of Anjou (1377&ndash April 29 1417) was the rival of Ladislas as King of Naples. Guy I, Count of Blois

10. Guy I of Blois-Châtillon (died August 12, 1342) son of Hugh II of Châtillon and Beatrix of Dampierre was Count of Blois and lord of Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany

21. Charles of Blois ( Blois, 1319 &ndash September 29 1364) claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death Marguerite de Valois

5. Marie de Châtillon-Blois

22. Guy of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre

11. Joan, Duchess of Brittany

23. Joanna of Penthievre or Joanna the Lame (in French Jeanne de Penthièvre, Jeanne la Boiteuse) (1319 &ndash September 10 Jeanne d'Avaugour

1. Marie of Anjou

24. Alfonso IV of Aragon

12. Alfonso IV, called the Kind (also the Gentle or the Nice, Catalan: Alfons el Benigne) (1299 &ndash 24 January 1336 was the Peter IV of Aragon

25. Peter IV (also known as Pedro or Pere 5 September 1319, Balaguer – 5 January 1387) called the Ceremonious ( el Ceremonioso Teresa d'Entença

6. John I of Aragon

26. John I ( December 27, 1350 &ndash May 19, 1396) called by posterity the Hunter ( Juan el Cazador in Castilian Peter II of Sicily

13. Peter II (July 1305 &ndash August 15, 1342 in Calascibetta) was crowned king of Sicily (then called Trinacria) in 1321 and gained Eleanor of Sicily

27. Elisabeth of Carinthia

3. Elisabeth or Elizabeth (1298 &ndash after 1347 was the daughter of Otto III of Carinthia and Tyrol (also numbered as Otto II by his wife Euphemia of Yolande of Aragon

28. Yolande of Aragon, ( 11 August 1384, Saragosa, Aragon &ndash 14 November[[ 442]] was a daughter of John I of Aragon Henry IV of Bar

14. Robert I, Duke of Bar

29. Yolande de Flandre

7. Yolande de Bar

30. Violante de Bar (also known as Yolande) (born circa 1365 Northern France, - died 3 July 1431 Barcelona) was queen of the medaeval Iberian John II of France

15. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy Marie of France

31. Bonne of Luxembourg and Bohemia

Preceded by Isabeau of Bavaria	Queen of France 1422 – July 22, 1461	Succeeded by Charlotte of Savoy

Bonne of Luxemburg (also Bona ( May 20, 1315 &ndash September 11, 1349) was born Jutta the daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c 1370 &ndash September 24, 1435) was a Queen Consort of France (1385-1422 See also List of French monarchs This is a list of the women who have been Queens consort or Empresses consort of the realm of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Charlotte de Savoie ( 1443 - December 1, 1483) was the second wife and only Queen consort of Louis XI of France.

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