Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre

For other people named Isabella of France, see Isabella of France (disambiguation).

Isabella of France
Queen consort of Navarre Countess consort of Champagne
Tenure	1258–1270
Born	2 March 1241
Died	17 April 1271 (aged 30) Provence
Burial	Provins, France
Spouse	Theobald II of Navarre
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence

Isabella of France (2 March 1241 – 17 April 1271) was a daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. She was married to Theobald II of Navarre, eldest son of Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Navarre on 6 April 1255. Isabelle became Queen consort of Navarre.

Life

Isabella receiving a messenger from her father

At the All Saints Parlement in 1254, Theobald of Navarre requested Isabella's hand in marriage. In an attempt to resolve the inheritance of Navarre, Louis declined Theobald's request until he reconciled with his sister, Blanche of Brittany. Upon the reconciliation, Louis agreed to Isabella marrying Theobald. The Archbishop of Rouen celebrated the marriage between Isabella and Theobald II, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne, on 6 April 1255 in Melun.

Together with her husband and her father, the very pious Isabella travelled with the Eighth Crusade in July 1270. Her father died there in August of the same year. Then, in December, Isabella's husband died of an epidemic while in Sicily. After the deaths of both her father and husband, Isabella returned to France and lived in Provence until her death only two months later in 1271.

Isabella is buried next to her husband in Provins.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre

8. Philip II, King of France 4. Louis VIII, King of France 9. Isabelle of Hainaut 2. Louis IX, King of France 10. Alfonso VIII, King of Castile 5. Blanche of Castile 11. Eleanor of England 1. Isabella of France 12. Alfonso II, Count of Provence 6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence 13. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier 3. Margaret of Provence 14. Thomas I, Count of Savoy 7. Beatrice of Savoy 15. Margaret of Geneva

See also

• List of Navarrese royal consorts
• French monarchs family tree

Sources

• Hallam, Elizabeth (1980). Capetian France: 987-1328. Longman Group Limited. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Jordan, William C. (2017). "A Border Policy? Louis IX and the Spanish Connection". In Liang, Yuen-Gen; Rodriguez, Jarbel (eds.). Authority and Spectacle in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Essays in Honor of Teofilo F. Ruiz. Routledge. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Richard, Jean (1983). Lloyd, Simon (ed.). Saint Louis: Crusader King of France. Translated by Birrell, Jean. Cambridge University Press. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• Media related to Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre at Wikimedia Commons
• Marek, Miroslav. "House of Capet". Genealogy.EU.