Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily
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Margaret of Burgundy (1250 – 4 September 1308) was the second wife of Charles I of Sicily
, and by marriage Queen consort of Sicily.
The second daughter of Odo, Count of Nevers, and Maud of Dampierre
, Margaret was Countess of Tonnerre by inheritance from 1262 until her death. She became Queen consort of Sicily by her marriage to Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily and Count of Anjou and Provence, on 18 November 1268. Their only daughter, Margaret, died in infancy. She also became titular Queen consort of Jerusalem, after Charles bought the title from Mary of Antioch
in 1277. She and her husband lost the title of King and Queen of Sicily in 1283, becoming King and Queen of Naples only.
After Charles died in 1285, Margaret retired to her lands in Tonnerre, residing in the castle there with Margaret of Brienne (widow of Bohemund VII of Tripoli
) and Catherine I of Courtenay
, titular Empress of Constantinople (a granddaughter of Charles of Anjou by his first wife). There at Tonnerre, the three women lived lives of charity and prayer; Margaret founded there l’Hospice des Fontenilles, and provided adequate funds for its maintenance.
She died in 1308 without children; she left her possessions to her great-nephew, John II of Châlon-Auxerre. She was buried in the l'Hospice.
Charles I of Sicily
Charles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
, and by marriage Queen consort of Sicily.
The second daughter of Odo, Count of Nevers, and Maud of Dampierre
Maud of Dampierre
Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon and Yolande de Châtillon, countess of Nevers. As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, son and heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy...
, Margaret was Countess of Tonnerre by inheritance from 1262 until her death. She became Queen consort of Sicily by her marriage to Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily and Count of Anjou and Provence, on 18 November 1268. Their only daughter, Margaret, died in infancy. She also became titular Queen consort of Jerusalem, after Charles bought the title from Mary of Antioch
Mary of Antioch
Maria of Antioch , daughter of Prince Bohemond IV of Antioch and his second wife Melisende de Lusignan, was the pretender to the throne of Jerusalem from 1269 to 1277...
in 1277. She and her husband lost the title of King and Queen of Sicily in 1283, becoming King and Queen of Naples only.
After Charles died in 1285, Margaret retired to her lands in Tonnerre, residing in the castle there with Margaret of Brienne (widow of Bohemund VII of Tripoli
Bohemund VII of Tripoli
Bohemond VII of Tripoli was the count of Tripoli and nominal prince of Antioch from 1275 to his death. The only part left of the once great Principality of Antioch was the port of Latakia. He spent much of his reign at war with the Templars .Bohemond VII was the son of Bohemond VI of Antioch and...
) and Catherine I of Courtenay
Catherine I of Courtenay
Catherine I of Courtenay was Titular Empress of Constantinople from 1283 to her death in 1307. In 1301, she became the second wife of Charles of Valois, by whom she had one son and three daughters; the eldest of these, Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea succeeded her as titular...
, titular Empress of Constantinople (a granddaughter of Charles of Anjou by his first wife). There at Tonnerre, the three women lived lives of charity and prayer; Margaret founded there l’Hospice des Fontenilles, and provided adequate funds for its maintenance.
She died in 1308 without children; she left her possessions to her great-nephew, John II of Châlon-Auxerre. She was buried in the l'Hospice.