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Isabella of Valois (9 November, 1389 – 13 September, 1409) was a Princess of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, daughter of King Charles VI
Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
 and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. She was Queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of Richard II, King of England
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
 from 1396 to 1400.

Life
Isabella's younger siblings included: John, Dauphin; Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois

Catherine of Valois was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, wife of King Henry V of England, mother of King Henry VI of England, and through her secret marriage with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of King Henry VII of England....
 (who later married Henry V, King of England
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
), Michelle of Valois
Michelle of Valois

Mich?le de Valois was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. In June, 1409 she married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy....
 and Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France

File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
. She lived during a period of political tension between France and England known as the Hundred Years War, the situation was exacerbated by the mental instability of her father who was known as the Mad (French:le Fol or le Fou).

On 31 October, 1396, when Isabella was six, she married the widower King Richard II of England
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
, in a move for peace with France.






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Isabella of Valois (9 November, 1389 – 13 September, 1409) was a Princess of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, daughter of King Charles VI
Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
 and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. She was Queen consort
Queen consort

A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
 of Richard II, King of England
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
 from 1396 to 1400.

Life


Isabella's younger siblings included: John, Dauphin; Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois

Catherine of Valois was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France, wife of King Henry V of England, mother of King Henry VI of England, and through her secret marriage with Owen Tudor, the grandmother of King Henry VII of England....
 (who later married Henry V, King of England
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
), Michelle of Valois
Michelle of Valois

Mich?le de Valois was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. In June, 1409 she married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy....
 and Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France

File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
. She lived during a period of political tension between France and England known as the Hundred Years War, the situation was exacerbated by the mental instability of her father who was known as the Mad (French:le Fol or le Fou).

On 31 October, 1396, when Isabella was six, she married the widower King Richard II of England
Richard II of England

Richard II was the eighth King of England of the House of Plantagenet. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III of England....
, in a move for peace with France. Although the union was political, Richard II and the child Isabella developed a mutual respectful relationship. Isabella was moved to Wallingford Castle
Wallingford Castle

The remains of Wallingford Castle, once an important royal castle and defensive stronghold, are situated in Wallingford in the England county of Oxfordshire , adjacent to the River Thames....
 for protection while Richard went on a military campaign in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. When, on his return to England, Richard II was imprisoned and murdered, Isabella was ordered by new king Henry IV
Henry IV of England

Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . Like other kings of England, he also claimed the title of King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry Bolingbroke....
 to move out of Windsor
Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Berkshire in the England county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William I of England, is the oldest in continuous occupation....
 and to settle in the Bishop of Salisbury
Bishop of Salisbury

The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the Counties of Wiltshire and Dorset....
's Thameside palace
Sonning Bishop's Palace

Sonning Bishop's Palace was a former episcopal palace at Sonning, near Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire, England.The palace was in Holme Park near the River Thames....
 at Sonning
Sonning

Sonning is a village and civil parish in the Wokingham in the England county of Berkshire, a few miles east of Reading, Berkshire. The village is situated on the River Thames and was described by Jerome K....
.

Henry IV then decided Isabella should marry his son, the future Henry V of England
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
, but she put her foot down and refused to have anything to do with the prince. Knowing her husband was dead, she went into mourning, ignored Henry IV's demand and eventually he let her go back to France.

On 29 June, 1406, Isabella married her cousin Charles, Duke of Orléans. She died in childbirth at the age of 19, leaving one daughter Jeanne
Jeanne of Valois (1409-1432)

Jeanne of Valois was the only surviving child of Charles, Duke of Orl?ans and Isabella of Valois. Isabella in turn had been the queen-consort of Richard II of England, a childless marriage....
 who married John II of Alençon
John II of Alençon

John II of Alen?on was the son of John I of Alen?on and Marie of Brittany. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alen?on and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt....
 in 1424.

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