Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311.
| Agnes of France | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
| Tenure | 1279–1306 |
| Born | c. 1260 |
| Died | 19 December 1327 (aged 66–67) Château de Lantenay |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Robert II, Duke of Burgundy |
| Issue | Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Blanche, Countess of Savoy Margaret, Queen of France Joan, Queen of France Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Louis, King of Thessalonica Mary, Countess of Bar Robert, Count of Tonnerre |
| House | Capet |
| Father | Louis IX of France |
| Mother | Margaret of Provence |
Life edit
She was the youngest daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence of the Royal House of Barcelona.[1] She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. As a daughter of the King of France, she was born a Princess.
She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy[2] in 1279, and became the mother of eight children.
On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311.
She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.
Issue edit
- Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315).[2]
- Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy[3]
- Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France[4]
- Joan (ca.1290–1348),[5] married Philip, count of Maine and Valois later Philip VI of France[6]
- Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)[7]
- Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316),[8] married Matilda of Hainaut.
- Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar[9]
- Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre.
References edit
- ^ Topping 1974, p. 738.
- ^ a b Topping 1974, p. 109.
- ^ Manion & Muir 1998, p. 23.
- ^ Keane 2019, p. 231.
- ^ Setton 1975, p. 773.
- ^ Warner 2016, p. 14.
- ^ Bouchard 1995, p. 156.
- ^ Setton 1975, p. 780.
- ^ Bubenicek 2002, p. 54-55.
References edit
- Bouchard, Constance B. (1995). "Burgundy". In Kibler, William W.; Zinn, Grover A. (eds.). Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing.
- Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle (in French). Ecole des Chartes.
- Keane, Marguerite (2019). "Moving Possessions and Secure Posthumous Reputation: the Gifts of Jeanne of Burgundy (ca.1293-1349)". In Hamilton, Tracy Chapman; Proctor-Tiffany, Mariah (eds.). Moving Women Moving Objects (400–1500). Brill. pp. 228–246.
- Manion, Margaret M.; Muir, Bernard James, eds. (1998). The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship. University of Exeter Press.
- Setton, Kenneth Meyer, ed. (1975). A History of the Crusades: The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Vol. III. University of Wisconsin Press.
- Topping, Peter (1974). "The Morea, 1364-1460". In Hazard, Harry W. (ed.). A History of the Crusades. The University of Wisconsin Press.
- Warner, Kathryn (2016). Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen. Amberley Publishing.