Isabella of France
Noble person
1292 – 1358
Who was Isabella of France?
Isabella of France, sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was Queen of England as the wife of Edward II. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre. Queen Isabella was notable at the time for her beauty, diplomatic skills, and intelligence.
Isabella arrived in England at the age of 12 during a period of growing conflict between the king and the powerful baronial factions. Her new husband was notorious for the patronage he lavished on his favourite, Piers Gaveston, but the queen supported Edward during these early years, forming a working relationship with Piers and using her relationship with the French monarchy to bolster her own authority and power. After the death of Gaveston at the hands of the barons in 1312, however, Edward later turned to a new favourite, Hugh Despenser the younger, and attempted to take revenge on the barons, resulting in the Despenser War and a period of internal repression across England. Isabella could not tolerate Hugh Despenser and by 1325 her marriage to Edward was at a breaking point.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1292
Paris - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Edward II of England
(1308/01/25 - )
- Edward II of England
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Aug 22, 1358
Castle Rising - Resting place
- Christ Church Greyfriars
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on July 23, 2013
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