Biography of Margaret Provence Queen Consort France 1221-1295

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On 5th June 1219 [her father] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 21) and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 41) and [her grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 39). He the son of [her grandfather] Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and [her grandmother] Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence (age 39). They were fourth cousins.

In 1221 Margaret Provence Queen Consort France was born to Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 23) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 23).

On 27th May 1234 King Louis IX of France (age 20) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 36) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 36). He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 46). They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

Chronica Majora. January 1236. Anno Domini 1236, which was the twentieth year of the reign of King Henry the Third, he held his court at Winchester at Christmas, where he observed that festival with rejoicings. He was at this time anxiously looking for the return of the special messengers, whom he had sent into Provence to [her father] Raymond (age 38), count of that province, with letters containing his own inmost thoughts about contracting a marriage with his daughter [her sister] Eleanor (age 13). This said count was a man of illustrious race and brave in battle, but, by continual wars, he had wasted almost all the money he possessed. He had married the [her mother] daughter (age 38) of [her grandfather] Thomas, the late count of Savoy, and sister of the present count, [her uncle] Amadeus (age 39), a woman of remarkable beauty, by name Beatrice. This lady had issue by the aforesaid count, two daughters of great beauty, the elder of whom, named Margaret (age 15), was married to [her husband] Louis (age 21), the French king, as we are told by a clerk named John de Gates; and the king of England had now, by the aforesaid messengers, demanded the younger one, a young lady of handsome appearance, in marriage. In order to obtain this favour, he had secretly sent Richard, prior of Hurle, in advance, who faithfully and with diligence brought the matter to a conclusion. On the prior's returning and telling the king the result, the latter sent him back to the count with some other messengers, namely, the bishops Hugh of Ely, and Robert of Hereford, and the brother of Robert de SANFORD, the master of the Knights Templars. These messengers were received by the count on their arrival in Provence with the greatest honour and respect, and from his hands received his daughter Eleanor, for the purpose of being united to the King of England; she was also attended by her uncle, [her uncle] William, bishop elect of Valentia; a man of distinction, and by the count of Champagne, a relation of the English king. The king of Navarre, on learning that they would travel through his territories, went joyfully to meet them, and accompanied them as a guide through his dominions during a journey of five days and more; he also, from his natural generosity, paid all their expenses, both for horses and attendants. Their retinue consisted of more than three hundred horsemen, not including the people who followed them in great numbers. On reaching the boundaries of France, they obtained not only a safe but honourable passage through that country, under conduct of the French king and his queen, the sister of the lady about to be married to the English king, and also of [her mother-in-law] Blanche (age 47), the French king's mother. They embarked at the port of Sandwich [Note. Should be Wissant], and with full sail made for Dover, Kent [Map], where they arrived, after a quick passage, before they were expected.

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In 1237 [her brother-in-law] Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 16) and Joan Rouerge (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 39) and Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose. He the son of King Louis VIII of France and [her mother-in-law] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 48). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 12th July 1240 or 4th December 1240 [her daughter] Blanche Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 26) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 19) at Jaffa. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 2nd March 1241 [her daughter] Isabella Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 26) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 20). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21 or 24th February 1244 [her daughter] Louis Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 29) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 23). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 29th April 1244 [her daughter] Blanche Capet (age 3) died.

On 30th April 1245 [her son] King Philip III of France was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 31) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 24). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 19th August 1245 [her father] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 47) died.

In 1247 [her son] John Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 32) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 26). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 10th March 1248 [her son] John Capet (age 1) died.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 27th September 1249 [her brother-in-law] Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 28) by marriage II Count Toulose.

On 8th April 1250 [her son] John Tristan Capet Count Valois was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 35) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 29) at Damietta. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1251 [her son] Peter Capet Count Alençon was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 36) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 30) at Middle East. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1253 [her daughter] Blanche Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 38) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 32). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1255 [her daughter] Margaret Capet was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 40) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 34). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 6th April 1255 [her son-in-law] Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 15) and [her daughter] Isabella Capet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 40) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 34). He the son of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1256 [her son] Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 41) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1260 [her daughter] Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy was born to [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 45) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 39). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 11th January 1260 [her daughter] Louis Capet (age 15) died.

On 28th May 1262 [her son] King Philip III of France (age 17) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 48) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around 1267 [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 69) died.

In November 1269 [her son-in-law] Ferdinand de la Cerda Ivrea (age 14) and [her daughter] Blanche Capet (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 55) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 48). He the son of Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 47) and Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd August 1270 [her son] John Tristan Capet Count Valois (age 20) died.

On 25th August 1270 [her husband] King Louis IX of France (age 56) died. His son [her son] Philip (age 25) succeeded III King France: Capet. [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22) by marriage Queen Consort France.

On 5th September 1270 [her son-in-law] John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 17) and [her daughter] Margaret Capet (age 15) were married. She died in childbirth less than a year later. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Louis IX of France (deceased) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 49). He the son of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 37). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28th January 1271 [her daughter] Isabella Capet (age 29) died.

In July 1271 [her daughter] Margaret Capet (age 16) died.

In 1272 [her son] Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Chatillon I Countess Blois (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Chatillon I Count Saint Pol and Alix Capet Countess Saint Pol (age 29). He the son of [her former husband] King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 51). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1272 [her son] Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 16) and [her daughter-in-law] Beatrice Burgundy (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Burgundy Count Charolais and Agnes Dampierre Countess Artois and Charolais (age 35). He the son of [her former husband] King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 51). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21st August 1274 [her son] King Philip III of France (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of [her former husband] King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

In 1279 [her son-in-law] Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 31) and [her daughter] Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 58). He the son of Hugh IV Duke Burgundy and Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 6th April 1284 [her son] Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 33) was killed at Salerno by Aragonese mercenaries. He had no issue; Count Alençon extinct.

On 5th October 1285 [her son] King Philip III of France (age 40) died. On 5th October 1285 His son [her grandson] Philip (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. [her granddaughter-in-law] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.