Individual Details

Isabelle de France

(Bet 1293 and 1295 - 22 Aug 1358)

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Isabelle de France1
F, #100774, b. between 1292 and 1295, d. 22 August 1358
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.09%
Isabelle de France was born between 1292 and 1295 at Paris, France.2 She was the daughter of Philippe IV, Roi de France and Jeanne I, Reina de Navarre.3 She married Edward II, King of England, son of Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England and Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu, on 25 January 1307/8 at Boulogne Cathedral, Bologne, Champagne, France.2 She died on 22 August 1358 at Castle Rising, Norfolk, England.2 She was buried at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, London, England.2
Isabelle de France also went by the nick-name of Isabelle 'le Bel' (or in English, 'the Fair'). As a result of her marriage, Isabelle de France was styled as Queen Consort Isabella of England on 25 January 1307/8.2 She held the office of Regent of England between 1327 and 1330, along with her lover, Roger Mortimer.2 She and Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March were associated between 1327 and 1330.2
Children of Isabelle de France and Edward II, King of England

Edward III, King of England+3 b. 13 Nov 1312, d. 21 Jun 1377
John of Eltham Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall b. 15 Aug 1316, d. 13 Sep 1336
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet+ b. 18 Jun 1318, d. 22 Apr 1355
Joanna 'of the Tower' Plantagenet b. 5 Jul 1321, d. 7 Sep 1362

Citations

[S16] JirĂ­ Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 65. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 64. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.

Events

BirthBet 1293 and 1295
Death22 Aug 1358
Title (Nobility)Queen Consort of England

Families

SpouseKing Edward II (1284 - 1327)
ChildKing Edward III (1312 - 1377)
FatherPhilippe IV, Roi de France (1268 - 1314)
MotherJeanne I (1271 - 1305)