Isabella, Countess of Vertus
| Isabella | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Vertus | |
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19th-century portrait | |
| Born |
1 October 1348 Château de Bois de Vincennes, France |
| Died |
11 September 1373 (aged 24) Pavia |
| Spouse | Gian Galeazzo Visconti |
| Issue |
Gian Galeazzo Visconti Azzone Visconti Valentina, Duchess of Orléans Carlo Visconti |
| House | Valois |
| Father | John II of France |
| Mother | Bonne of Bohemia |
Isabella of France (1 October 1348 – 11 September 1373) was a French princess and member of the House of Valois, as well as the wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan, although she died before her husband's accession).
Born in Bois de Vincennes, Isabella was the youngest daughter of King John II of France by his first wife, Bonne of Bohemia.[1]
Her maternal uncle Count Amadeus VI of Savoy arranged her marriage with Gian Galeazzo Visconti. As her dowry, Isabella received the county of Sommières, exchanged later for the county of Vertus. On 8 October 1360, Isabella and Gian Galeazzo were married in Milan, and six months later, in April 1361, she was declared sovereign Countess of Vertus. The couple had four children:[2]
- Gian Galeazzo (b. Pavia, 4 March 1366 – d. bef. 1376).
- Azzone (b. Pavia, 1368 – d. Pavia, 4 October 1381).
- Valentina (b. Pavia, 1371 – d. Château de Blois, Loir-et-Cher, 14 December 1408), married on 17 August 1389 to Louis, Duke of Orleans
- Carlo (b. Pavia, 11 September 1373 – d. Pavia, 1374).
Isabella died in childbirth in Pavia in 1373.[1][3]
Family tree of Isabella of Vertus
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References
- 1 2 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Isabel de Valois". Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ Galeazzo Gian Galeazzo in: Storiadimilano.it [retrieved 12 September 2014].
- ↑ Cawley, Charles, CAPET, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
| Regnal titles | ||
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| New title | Countess of Vertus April 1361 – 11 September 1372 with Gian Galeazzo |
Succeeded by Valentina |