Marguerite, bâtarde de France

Who was Marguerite, bâtarde de France?

Marguerite de Valois, la demoiselle de Belleville, also known as Marguerite, bâtarde de France, was the illegitimate daughter of King Charles the Mad and his beloved mistress Odette de Champdivers. She was their only child."Odette de Champdivers: Konkubine König Karls VI. von Frankreich". Retrieved 2006-08-22.ref

Marguerite was legitimated in January 1428 by Charles VII of France, her half-brother. He gave her a very ample dowry and married her to the Seigneur of Belleville and Montaigu. The wedding was held on 3 May of that same year in Poitou. Her husband the Seigneur was Jean III de Harpedenne, son of Jean II de Harpedenne and his wife Jeanne de Mussidan. Some sources claim that she was married under the name of Marguerite de Falots.