Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily
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Margaret of Burgundy (French:Marguerite de Bourgogne), (1250 - 4 September 1308) was the second wife of Charles I of Sicily, and by marriage Queen consort of Sicily.
The second daughter of Eudes of Burgundy and Maud of Dampierre, Marguerite was Countess of Tonnerre by inheritance from 1262 until her death. She became Queen consort of Sicily by her marriage to Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily and Count of Anjou and Provence, on 18 November 1268. They had no children. She also became titular Queen consort of Jerusalem, after Charles bought the title from Mary of Antioch in 1277. She and her husband lost the title of King and Queen of Sicily in 1283, becoming King and Queen of Naples only.
After Charles died in 1285, Marguerite retired to her lands in Tonnerre, residing in the castle there with Margaret of Brienne (widow of Bohemund VII of Tripoli) and Catherine I of Courtenay, titular Empress of Constantinople (a granddaughter of Charles of Anjou by his first wife). There at Tonnerre, the three women lived lives of charity and prayer; Marguerite founded there l’Hospice des Fontenilles, and provided adequate funds for its maintenance.
She died in 1308 without children; she left her possessions to her great-nephew, Jean II of Châlon-Auxerre. She was buried in the l'Hospice.
| Preceded by Beatrice of Provence |
Queen Consort of Sicily 1268 –1282 |
Succeeded by Constantia of Sicily |
| Preceded by Beatrice of Provence |
Queen Consort of Naples 1268 –1285 |
Succeeded by Maria Arpad of Hungary |
