Individual Details
Margarethe of Flandre et Brabant
(13 Apr 1350 - 17 Mar 1405)
Margarethe was born 13 April 1350, the only child of Louis III 'de Mâle', count of Flanders and Rethel, and Margaretha of Brabant, daughter of Jan III, duke of Brabant and Limburg. Margarethe was countess of Flanders and twice duchess of Burgundy. Through her mother Margarethe was also a heiress to the duchies of Brabant and Limburg.
On 21 March 1356 Margarethe, not quite six, was betrothed to Philippe de Rouvre, grandson and heir of Eudes IV, duke of Burgundy. Philippe was eleven years old and her second cousin. He was count of Burgundy and Artois, duke of Burgundy, and yet to become count of Auvergne and Boulogne.
Margarethe was widowed when her husband, aged about sixteen, died on 21 November 1361. As he was the last of his family the duchy of Burgundy was inherited by Jean II 'the Good', king of France. In 1363 Philippe 'the Bold', Jean's youngest son, was granted the duchy, and subsequently married Margarethe, its former duchess, on 19 June 1369. Philippe had earlier been duke of Touraine, and later also became count of Charolais. When Margarethe's father died in 1384, she and Philippe inherited the counties of Artois, Burgundy, Flanders, Nevers, and Rethel. Philippe and Margarethe had nine children of whom three sons and two daughters would have progeny. Philippe died on 27 April 1404 in Halle, and Margarethe on 16 March 1405 in Atrecht.
Her eldest son Jean 'the Fearless' succeeded as duke of Burgundy, count of Burgundy, count of Artois, and count of Flanders. In 1406 her second son Antoine inherited Brabant and Limburg. Nevers was at first, in her lifetime, given to their eldest son Jean, but after his accession to the duchy of Burgundy it went later to her youngest son Philippe, who became comte de Nevers.
Source: Leo van de Pas
On 21 March 1356 Margarethe, not quite six, was betrothed to Philippe de Rouvre, grandson and heir of Eudes IV, duke of Burgundy. Philippe was eleven years old and her second cousin. He was count of Burgundy and Artois, duke of Burgundy, and yet to become count of Auvergne and Boulogne.
Margarethe was widowed when her husband, aged about sixteen, died on 21 November 1361. As he was the last of his family the duchy of Burgundy was inherited by Jean II 'the Good', king of France. In 1363 Philippe 'the Bold', Jean's youngest son, was granted the duchy, and subsequently married Margarethe, its former duchess, on 19 June 1369. Philippe had earlier been duke of Touraine, and later also became count of Charolais. When Margarethe's father died in 1384, she and Philippe inherited the counties of Artois, Burgundy, Flanders, Nevers, and Rethel. Philippe and Margarethe had nine children of whom three sons and two daughters would have progeny. Philippe died on 27 April 1404 in Halle, and Margarethe on 16 March 1405 in Atrecht.
Her eldest son Jean 'the Fearless' succeeded as duke of Burgundy, count of Burgundy, count of Artois, and count of Flanders. In 1406 her second son Antoine inherited Brabant and Limburg. Nevers was at first, in her lifetime, given to their eldest son Jean, but after his accession to the duchy of Burgundy it went later to her youngest son Philippe, who became comte de Nevers.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 13 Apr 1350 | ||||
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1369 | Philippe "the Bold" Duc de Bourgogne | |||
| Death | 17 Mar 1405 |
Families
| Spouse | Philippe "the Bold" Duc de Bourgogne (1342 - 1404) |
| Child | Jean "the Fearless" Duc de Bourgogne (1371 - 1419) |
| Father | Count Louis III of Flandre (1330 - 1384) |
| Mother | Margaretha of Brabant (1323 - 1368) |