On 15 April 1410 at the age of 11, she married Charles, Duke of Orléans (left an orphan by his father Louis's
assassination
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in 1407).Neillands, p. 196. This marriage made the constable not only Charles's father-in-law but also his natural defender. The
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415, Charles was taken prisoner by the English. Bonne had not borne any children prior to his imprisonment. She died sometime between 1430 and 1435 while her husband was still in captivity.
In literature and art
Bonne appears in the critically acclaimed historical novel ''Het woud der verwachting'' (1949) by Hella Haasse, (translated into English in 1989 under the title "'' In a Dark Wood Wandering''"). The novel portrays the life of Bonne's husband Charles.
Charles and Bonne's marriage at the Chateau de Dourdan may be depicted in the elaborate
illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared manuscript, document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as marginalia, borders and Miniature (illuminated manuscript), miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Churc ...