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Isabella of Lusignan (c.1224 – 14 January 1300) was a daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan and his wife Isabella of Angoulême, Dowager Queen of England. Isabella was half-sister to King Henry III of England. She was Dame de Beauvoir-sur Mer et de Mercillac. Lineage. Isabella's year of birth is unknown.
31 gen 2024 · Isabella (as she is usually known) was the daughter of Aymer/Audemar, Count of Angolême, France and Alix/Alice, daughter of Pierre (son of Louis VI of France). [1] [2] She was said to be about 12 at the time her 1200 marriage to King John, pointing to a birth year of about 1188. [3] . She may have been born in her father's county of Angoulême.
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In 1220, Isabella married Hugh X of Lusignan, Count of La Marche, by whom she had another nine children. Some of Isabella's contemporaries, as well as later writers, claim that she formed a conspiracy against King Louis IX of France in 1241, after being publicly snubbed by his mother, Blanche of Castile , for whom she harbored a deep ...
26 apr 2024 · Quick Reference. ( 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.
17 mag 2023 · Sally Spong. Part of the book series: Queenship and Power ( (QAP)) 170 Accesses. Abstract. As a consort active at the turn of the thirteenth century, Isabella of Angoulême occupies a position in a period of history in which academic argument has focussed on the changing nature of queenship.
Isabella had been betrothed to Hugh de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, although the marriage had been delayed because of her extreme youth. A renowned beauty, reputed to have had blonde hair and blue eyes, it is said that King John of England became infatuated with Isabella, then twelve years old.
Nine children were born to Isabella and Hugh X, five of whom went to England at the invitation of their half brother, Henry III. There they were rewarded with lands, riches, and distinctions at the expense of the English barons, who eventually revolted against Henry and forced the exile of the Lusignan brothers from England in 1258.
