Life History

Notes

• Millennium File
  Isabella [of IV] of France
  Birth 1292 France
  Death 22 Aug 1358 Hertford Castle, Herts, England
  Burial 27 Nov 1358 Friars, London, England
  Father King of France Philippe IV
  Mother of Navarre Jeanne
  Spouse Edward II King of England
  Children Edward III King Of England
  
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  Isabella of France
  (1292-1358)
  Queen of England
  
  Queen to Edward II of England. She was known as Isabella the Fair, and later as the She-Wolf of France. Isabella was the daughter of King Philip IV of France (d.1314) and Joanna of Navarre. She was the sister of three French Kings: Louis X (d.1316), Philip V (d.1322), and Charles IV(d.1328). Her aunt Marguerite (her father's sister) was married to Edward I, King of England, and she had been promised as the bride of Edward's son - Edward II.
  
  She was married in Boulogne (1308) to King Edward II of England
  --  Women of History, http://womenofhistory.blogspot.com/2007/05/isabella-of-france.html
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  Isabella of France
  Birth 1292 Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
  [Note that Ile de France is a quite modern name for the region of Paris; It was in medieval tiems called the Pays de France (Land of Frnace)]
  Death Aug. 23, 1358 Castle Rising, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
  
  British Monarch. Queen consort of King Edward II. Daughter of Philippe IV the Fair of France and Joan of Navarre. She married Edward in 1308, shortly after he'd ascended the throne. Isabella never held the title of Princess of Wales, as portrayed in the film Braveheart. Though the marriage produced 4 children, Edward had homosexual preferences, and the union was not a happy one. When her brother Charles IV of France seized Edward's French holdings, Isabella sailed to France to raise an army against her husband. There she became involved with Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Together the lovers raised an army and invaded England, forcing Edward to abdicate in favor of his eldest son, Edward III. The young king was only 14, and Isabella and Mortimer ruled as regents. They plotted to kill the deposed king (some believe they did cause his death), but Edward III remembered their disloyalty, and had Mortimer executed for treason. His mother was forced to retire to Castle Rising in Norfolk, where she died. (bio by: Kristen Conrad)
  
  Parents:
  Philippe IV of France (1268 - 1314)
  Jeanne I de Navarre (1273 - 1305)
  Spouse King Edward II (1284 - 1327)
  
  Children:
  Joan Plantagent
  Edward III (1312 - 1377)
  John Plantagenet of Eltham (1316 - 1336)
  Eleanor Of Woodstock (1318 - 1355)
  Joan Plantagenet (1321 - 1362)
  
  Siblings:
  King Louis (1289 - 1316)
  Blanche de France (1290 - 1294)
  Philippe V (1293 - 1322)
  Charles IV (1294 - 1328)
  Robert de France (1297 - 1307)
  
  Burial Grey Friars London, London, City of London, Greater London, England
  
  Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Kristen Conrad Jan 29, 2004
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #8333086, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8333086
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Sources

• 1. Millennium Files, Ancestry.com
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. Wikipedia
  • "Edward I of England," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
• 4. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
• 5. Women of History
• 6. World Family Tree Vol. 4
  • Pedigree #4129