Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant

Margaret of France
Duchess of Brabant
Born	1254
Died	1271
Spouse	John I, Duke of Brabant
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence

Margaret of France (1254–1271) was a daughter of Louis IX of France and his wife Margaret of Provence. She was a member of the House of Capet and was Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to John I, Duke of Brabant.

Biography

Margaret was originally in 1257 betrothed to Henry IV, Duke of Brabant, son of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Alice of Burgundy. This betrothal was terminated because of the imbecility of Henry.^[1]

Henry was deposed in 1267. Henry's brother, John I, Duke of Brabant married Margaret on September 5, 1270. John was said to be a perfect model of a feudal prince in the days of chivalry: brave, adventurous, excelling in every form of active exercise, fond of display, generous in temper. This made him very popular in Middle Ages poetry and literature. He was also famous for his many illegitimate children.

Margaret became pregnant in 1270/1271. Margaret gave birth to a son in 1271. Mother and baby did not survive and both died shortly after the birth.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant

16. Louis VII of France               8. Philip II of France                       17. Adèle of Champagne               4. Louis VIII of France                             18. Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut               9. Isabelle of Hainaut                       19. Margaret I, Countess of Flanders               2. Louis IX of France                                   20. Sancho III of Castile               10. Alfonso VIII of Castile                       21. Blanca Garcés of Navarre               5. Blanche of Castile                             22. Henry II of England               11. Leonora of England                       23. Eleanor of Aquitaine               1. Margaret of France                                         24. Alfonso II of Aragon               12. Alfonso II, Count of Provence                       25. Sancha of Castile               6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence                             26. Renier de Sabran               13. Garsenda of Forcalquier                       27. Garsenda of Forcalquier               3. Marguerite of Provence                                   28. Humbert III, Count of Savoy               14. Thomas I, Count of Savoy                       29. Beatrice of Viennois               7. Beatrice of Savoy                             30. William I of Geneva               15. Marguerite of Geneva                       31. Beatrix of Faucigny

References

1. Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, CAPET