Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483)

Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456) and Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476).[1]

Margaret of Bourbon
Countess of Bresse
Lady of Bugey
Born5 February 1438
Died24 April 1483(1483-04-24) (aged 45)
SpousePhilip II, Duke of Savoy
IssueLouise, Countess of Angoulême
Girolamo
Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
HouseBourbon
FatherCharles I, Duke of Bourbon
MotherAgnes of Burgundy

On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497).[1] Her children from this marriage were:

  1. Louise (1476–1531), married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême,[1] had children including:
    1. Francis I of France[2] whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.[2]
    2. Marguerite of Navarre (1492–1549); Queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre.
  2. Girolamo (1478)
  3. Philibert II (1480–1504)[1]

She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain.

The tomb of Margaret in Koninklijk klooster van Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse

Ancestors edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Hand 2013, p. 220.
  2. ^ a b Knecht 1982, p. xvi.

Sources edit

  • Hand, Joni M. (2013). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
  • Knecht, R.J. (1982). Francis I. Cambridge University Press.