Individual Details

Margaret, Countess of Anjou

(1272 - 31 Dec 1299)

According to Wikipedia:

Margaret, Countess of Anjou (1272 - 31 December 1299) was Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon, Chartres and Perche by marriage. Margaret's father was King Charles II of Naples, whilst her husband was Charles of Valois, and her older brother was Saint Louis of Toulouse; her nephew was Charles I of Hungary.

Biography
Margaret was a daughter of Charles II of Naples and his queen Mary of Hungary, the daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. Her father ceded to her husband, Charles of Valois, the Counties of Anjou and Maine as her dowry.[1] She married Charles of Valois, a son of Philip III of France, at Corbeil on 16 August 1290.[1] Their children included:

Isabelle (1292-1309), wife of John III, Duke of Brittany
Philip VI of France
Joan of Valois
Margaret of Valois (1295-1342)
Charles II of Alençon
Countess Margaret was succeeded by her eldest son.

References
Charles T. Wood, The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy: 1224-1328, (Harvard University Press, 1966), 42-43.



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According to Wikipedia:

Margaret, Countess of Anjou (1272 - 31 December 1299) was Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon, Chartres and Perche by marriage. Margaret's father was King Charles II of Naples, whilst her husband was Charles of Valois, and her older brother was Saint Louis of Toulouse; her nephew was Charles I of Hungary.

Biography
Margaret was a daughter of Charles II of Naples and his queen Mary of Hungary, the daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. Her father ceded to her husband, Charles of Valois, the Counties of Anjou and Maine as her dowry.[1] She married Charles of Valois, a son of Philip III of France, at Corbeil on 16 August 1290.[1] Their children included:

Isabelle (1292-1309), wife of John III, Duke of Brittany
Philip VI of France
Joan of Valois
Margaret of Valois (1295-1342)
Charles II of Alençon
Countess Margaret was succeeded by her eldest son.

References
Charles T. Wood, The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy: 1224-1328, (Harvard University Press, 1966), 42-43.

Events

Birth1272
Death31 Dec 1299

Families

SpouseCharles, Count of Valois (1270 - 1325)
ChildPhillip VI, King of France (1293 - 1350)
ChildJeanne of Valois (1294 - 1342)
FatherCharles II, King of Naples (1254 - 1309)
MotherMary of Hungary (1257 - 1323)