Reign 1290 – 1299 Name Margaret, of Predecessor Charles II Role Countess of Maine | Died December 31, 1299 | |
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Issueamong others... Isabelle, Duchess of BrittanyPhilip VI of FranceJoan, Countess of HainautMargaret, Countess of BloisCharles II, Count of Alencon Children Philip VI of France, Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut Parents Charles II of Naples, Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples Similar People Charles - Count of Valois, Philip VI of France, Joan the Lame, Charles Martel of Anjou, Philip III of France | ||
Margaret, Countess of Anjou (1272 – 31 December 1299) was Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon, Chartres and Perche by marriage. Margaret's father was King Charles II of Naples, whilst her husband was Charles of Valois, and her older brother was Saint Louis of Toulouse; her nephew was Charles I of Hungary.
Biography
Margaret was a daughter of Charles II of Naples and his queen Mary of Hungary, the daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. Her father ceded to her husband, Charles of Valois, the Counties of Anjou and Maine as her dowry. She married Charles of Valois, a son of Philip III of France, at Corbeil on 16 August 1290. Their children included:
Countess Margaret was succeeded by her eldest son.
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