Marie of France, Duchess of Bar

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Spouse Robert I, Duke of Bar Name Marie France, Mother Bonne of Bohemia		Father John II of France House Valois
Born 18 September 1344Saint-Germain-en-Laye ( 1344-09-18 ) Died 15 October 1404(1404-10-15) (aged 60) Issueamong others... Henry of BarEdward III of BarJohn of BarLouis, Duke of BarYolande, Queen of Aragon

Marie of France (18 September 1344 – 15 October 1404) was the sixth child and second daughter of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia.

Marriage and issue

In 1364, Marie married Robert I, Duke of Bar. Marie had an extensive library and obtained works about a variety of topics. She read romances and poetry, but also works about history and theology. Jean d'Arras dedicated his Roman de Mélusine to Marie.

Marie and Robert I were parents to eleven children:

Charles of Bar (d. 1392)

Henry of Bar (d. October 1397) in Treviso, Italy, of the plague; married Marie de Coucy, Countess of Soissons

Philip of Bar (d. 25 September 1396), killed at the Battle of Nicopolis

Edward III, Duke of Bar (d. 25 October 1415), killed at the Battle of Agincourt

John of Bar (d. 25 October 1415), killed at the Battle of Agincourt

Louis, Duke of Bar (d. 1431). Bishop of Verdun and bishop of Chalon, later a Cardinal. He was childless and his designated heir and eventual successor was René I of Naples.

Marie of Bar, married William II, Marquis of Namur in 1384

Yolande of Bar, married John I of Aragon in 1384

Bonne of Bar, married Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny in 1393

Joanna of Bar (d. 15 January 1402, married Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat in 1393

Yolande the Younger of Bar, named after older sister for uncertain reasons, married Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg

References

Marie of France, Duchess of Bar Wikipedia

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