Margaret of Bavaria (1363 – 23 January 1424,
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
) was
Duchess of Burgundy
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Queen consort of Burgundy Queen consort of the Burgundians (till 534)
Frankish Burgundy (534–855) Merovingian dynasty (534–751)
...
by marriage to
John the Fearless
John I (french: Jean sans Peur; nl, Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 137110 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his death in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs durin ...
. She was the
regent
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of the Burgundian
Low Countries
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during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419
and the regent in French Burgundy during the absence of her son in 1419–1423.
She became most known for her successful defense of the Duchy of Burgundy against Count
John IV of Armagnac
John IV (15 October 1396 – 5 November 1450) was a Count of Armagnac, Fézensac, and Rodez from 1418 to 1450. He was involved in the intrigues related to the Hundred Years' War and in conflicts against the King of France.
Biography
Born 15 Oc ...
in 1419.
Life
Margaret was the fifth child of
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria,
Count of Hainault,
Holland
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, and
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
, image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
, map_alt =
, m ...
and Lord of
Frisia
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, and
Margaret of Brieg
Margaret of Brieg (1342–1386) was a daughter of Ludwik I the Fair and his wife, Agnes of Sagan. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria by her marriage to Albert I, Duke of Bavaria.
Family
Margaret was the eldest of six siblings, her brother was ...
.
[Bayley, Francis, ''The Bailleuls of Flanders and the Bayleys of Willow Hall'', (Spottiswoode & Co.:London, 1881), 263.]
Marriage
On 12 April 1385, at the Burgundian double wedding in
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
, she married
John
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John may also refer to:
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* Secon ...
,
Count of Nevers
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History
The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy. ...
, the son and heir of
Philip the Bold
Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and '' jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.
Philip II was ...
,
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg ...
, and
Margaret of Dampierre, Countess of
Flanders
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,
Artois
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and
Burgundy
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;
[Richard Vaughan, ''John the Fearless: The Growth of Burgundian Power'', (The Boydell Press, 2010), 2–3.] at the same time her brother,
William II, Duke of Bavaria
William II of Bavaria (5 April 1365—31 May 1417) was Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland (listed as William VI), Hainaut (listed as William IV) and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a ...
, married
Margaret of Burgundy.
Duchess regent
With the death of Philip the Bold in 1404, and
Margaret of Dampierre in 1405, John inherited these territories, and Margaret became duchess. They had only one son,
Philip the Good
Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...
(1396–1467), who inherited these territories, and seven daughters.
In 1409, Margaret was named deputy regent of the Duchy of Burgundy, to rule whenever her spouse was absent from the Duchy to attend to other parts of his realm.
In 1419, Margaret became a widow. Her son confirmed his father's appointment of Margaret as deputy regent of Burgundy, and she ruled Burgundy during the absence of her son in 1419-1423.
Children
*
Margaret, Countess of Gien and Montargis (1393–2 February 1442,
Paris
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), married, on 30 August 1404,
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* Lewis ( ...
,
Dauphin of France
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, then, on 10 October 1422,
Arthur de Richemont
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, Constable of France, the future Duke of Brittany
* Catherine (d. 1414,
Ghent
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)
*
Mary
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(d. 30 October 1463, Monterberg bei Kalkar). She married
Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
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Life
He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Jülich (and thus the brother of Marga ...
.
*
Philip the Good
Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...
(1396–1467), Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, etc.
* Isabella, Countess of Penthièvre (d. 18 September 1412, Rouvres), married at
Arras
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on 22 July 1406 to
Olivier de Châtillon-Blois, Count of Penthièvre and Périgord
* Joan (b. 1399, Bouvres), d. young
*
Anne
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(1404 – 14 November 1432,
Paris
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), married
John, Duke of Bedford
*
Agnes (1407 – 1 December 1476, Château de
Moulins), married
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
File:Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon - Jan zonder Vrees en Margaretha van Beieren (1363-1423) 23-10-2016 10-14-24.JPG, upright=1.35, The tombstone of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria in Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
File:Musée_des_Beaux-Arts_de_Dijon_Praalgraf_Margaretha_van_Beieren_(1363-1423)_23-10-2016_10-10-009.JPG, upright=1.35, Margaret of Bavaria on her tombstone in Dijon
Notes
References
* Bayley, Francis, ''The Bailleuls of Flanders and the Bayleys of Willow Hall'', (Spottiswoode & Co.:London, 1881)
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