Isabelle of Angouleme

Isabelle of Angouleme (v. 1186 - † May 31st 1246), buried in the Abbey of Fontevraud. It is the only daughter of the count d' Angoulême Aymar Taillefer and of Alice de Courtenay, grand-daughter of the king de France Louis VI.

Promised with Hugues X of Lusignan, count of Walk, the king d' Angleterre, Jean without Ground withdraws it from its been engaged and in August 1200 with Bordeaux or Chinon marries it. This adventure gave place to many more or less discussed accounts. Did Y have it agreement between the parts or abduction? A local, popular version and with romantic connotation, leans obviously for removal. To Angouleme, a small narrow street and very inclined, which goes down to Charente, close to the old abbey of Cybard Saint passes to be the way borrowed by the fuyards.

The Isabelle young person of Angouleme thus becomes Queen of England at the 14 years age. To died of Jean without Ground in 1216, while his/her oldest son becomes king d' Angleterre under the name of Henri III, it returns to France and wife her old promised in marriage Hugues X of Lusignan.
C' is undoubtedly under its influence that Henri III of England and Hugues de Lusignan will organize a common front against the king of France Louis IX. However this last will beat united with Taillebourg (Charente Maritime) July 21st and 22nd 1242. Following this defeat Hugues de Lusignan will make allegiance with king de France. During the meeting, Isabelle, who wanted to always carry the title of queen, would have tried to make poison without success Louis IX.
Elle died in 1245 and was initially buried in a vault of the abbey of the Crown (Charente), then called Saint Nicolasavant to be transferred to Fontevraud.

Descent

5 children with king Jean, all arrive at the adulthood:
  1. Henri III of England
  2. Richard de Cornouailles
  3. Jeanne of England (1210-1238), wife of the king Alexandre II of Scotland
  4. Isabella Plantagenet (1214-1241), wife of Frederic II of the Holy roman Empire
  5. Aliénor (1215-1275), girl junior who married William Marshall then Simon V of Montfort
Hugues XI of Lusignan, (1221 - 1260), Count of Walk.
  • Aymer de Valence, (1222 - 1260), bishop of Winchester in 1250.
  • Agnes de Lusignan, (1223 - 1269), wife of Guillaume II of Chauvigny
  • Alice de Lusignan, (1224 - February 9th 1256), wife of Jean de Warenne, Count de Surrey.
  • Guy de Lusignan, († 1264), killed with the battle of Lewes.
  • Geoffroy de Lusignan († 1274), lord of Jarnac and Châteauneuf, then Viscount of Châtellerault, married in 1259 Jeanne, viscountess of Châtellerault.
  • Guillaume de Valence, († 1296), Count de Pembroke
  • Marguerite de Lusignan, († 1288), married Raymond VII of Toulouse then Aimery IX of Thouars, Viscount of Thouars
  • Isabelle de Lusignan (1234 - † January 14th 1299), wife of Geoffroy de Rancon, then of Maurice de Craon

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