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Isabella of France (c. 1295 – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (French: Louve de France), was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and de facto regent of England from 1327 until 1330.
Isabella was born on 9 November 1389 in Paris, France, as the third child and second daughter of Charles VI, King of France, and his wife, Isabeau of Bavaria. [1] Her eldest sibling had already died by the time of her birth, and the second-eldest died the following year; however, she had nine younger siblings, seven of whom survived infancy.
Saint Louis laying the first stone of the Longchamp Abbey with Blessed Isabella of France and Queen Marguerite of Provence. Stained glass window of the Saint-Louis chapel of the Franciscans in Paris. As Isabelle wished to found a community of Sorores minores (Sisters minor), her brother King Louis began in 1255 to acquire the necessary land in ...
15th century depiction of Isabella. Isabella of France (1295 – 22 August 1358) was Queen of England and the daughter of Philip IV of France.Sometimes called the "She-Wolf of France", she was a key figure in the rebellion which deposed her husband, Edward II of England, in favor of their eldest son Edward III.
The future Edward III giving homage in 1325 to Charles IV under the guidance of Isabella of France. Isabella, with Edward's envoys, carried out negotiations with the French in late March. [247] The negotiations proved difficult, and they arrived at a settlement only after Isabella personally intervened with her brother, Charles. [247]
Agnes of France was betrothed at age 8 and is reported to have been 9-years-old when she married Alexios II Komnenos (aged 10) in 1180. She was widowed in 1183 at the age of 12, and was then married to Andronicus Comnenus (aged 65); he died two years later. Isabella of Hainault (aged 10) married Philip II of France (aged 14) in 1180.
Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen — biography of Isabella, daughter of Philip IV and wife of Edward II Long Live the King: The Mysterious Fate of Edward II Richard II: A True King's Fall — biography of King Richard II of England
Isabella was Edward and Philippa's second child, and eldest daughter. [1] Named after her paternal grandmother, Isabella of France, Isabella is believed to have been her father's favourite daughter, but less close to her mother. [2] Born at Woodstock Palace, in Oxfordshire, on 16 June 1332, [3] she was a baby who was much pampered by her doting ...