Marie of France, Duchess of Bar

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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.[1]

Marie of Valois
Born(1344-09-18)18 September 1344
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Died15 October 1404(1404-10-15) (aged 60)
SpouseRobert I, Duke of Bar
Issue
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Henry of Bar
Edward III, Duke of Bar
John of Bar
Louis, Duke of Bar
Yolande, Queen of Aragon
HouseValois
FatherJohn II of France
MotherBonne of Bohemia

Marriage and issue

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In 1364, Marie married Robert I, Duke of Bar.[1] 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.[citation needed] Jean d'Arras dedicated his Roman de Mélusine to Marie.[2]

Marie and Robert I were parents to eleven children:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jean d'Arras, Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan, transl. Donald Maddox, (The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012), 234.
  2. ^ Pit Péporté, Constructing the Middle Ages: Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg, (Brill, 2011), 77.
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