Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of
Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and
Agnes of Burgundy.
Marriage and issue
On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of
Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497). Her children from this marriage were:
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Louise (1476–1531), married
Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême, had children including:
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Francis I of France
Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...
whose daughter
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
of
Valois married to
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert (; ; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as (; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 17 August 1553 until his death in 1580. He is notably remembered for resto ...
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Marguerite of Navarre; Queen consort of King
Henry II of Navarre
Henry II (Spanish: ''Enrique II''; Basque: ''Henrike II''; 18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed ''Sangüesino'' because he was born in Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517. The kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of t ...
.
# Girolamo (1478)
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Philibert II (1480–1504)
Death
She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain. Her tomb is currently in the
Royal Monastery of Brou, which her daughter-in-law,
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
Margaret of Austria (; ; ; ; 10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and again from 1519 until her death in 1530. She was the first of many female regents in the Netherlands. She was vario ...
, began in 1506 to house the tombs of Philbert after his early death, as well as Margaret and eventually herself.
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1438 births
1483 deaths
Marguerite
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Bresse, Countess of, Margaret of Bourbon
15th-century French nobility
15th-century French women
Mothers of Savoyard monarchs