Marie of Armagnac
| Marie of Armagnac | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Alençon | |
| Born | 1420 |
| Died | 25 July 1473 (aged 52–53) Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Catherine of Alençon René of Alençon |
| House | Armagnac |
| Father | John IV of Armagnac |
| Mother | Isabella of Navarre |
Marie of Armagnac (c. 1420–1473) was a French noblewoman, daughter of John IV of Armagnac and his second wife, Isabella of Navarre.
Marriage and children
On 30 April 1437, Marie became the second wife of John II of Alençon. Their marriage was at the Chateau L'Isle-Jourdain. They had two surviving children:
- Catherine (1452–1505)
- René of Alençon (1454–1492).
Marie died on 25 July 1473 at Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche. Her husband died three years later, on 8 September 1476 in Paris.
References
- ↑ des Noes 2004, p. 71.
- 1 2 Potter 1995, p. 375.
- ↑ Pernoud & Clin 1998, p. 173.
Sources
- des Noes, François Bouvier (2004). Procédures politiques du règne de Louis XI: le procès de René d'Alençon, comte du Perche, 1481-1483 (in French). Vol. 1. Atelier national de reproduction des thèses.
- Pernoud, Regine; Clin, Narue-Veronique (1998). Wheeler, Bonnie (ed.). Joan of Arc: Her Story. Translated by Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay. St. Martin's Press.
- Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.
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