Marguerite of Burgundy 1 2 3
- Born: 1290
- Marriage: Louis X the Headstrong of France Capet on 23 Sep 1305 in Vernon-en-Normandie
- Died: 14 Aug 1315, Chateau de Gaillard aged 25
General Notes:
Margaret of Burgundy, 1290-1315 was a princess of the Ducal family of Burgundy of Capetians.
She was eldest daughter of duke Robert II of Burgundy (1248-1306) and Agnes of France (1260-1325), herself the youngest daughter of King Saint Louis of France.
1305 she married her cousin once removed, Louis of France, King of Navarre, who 1314 ascended also the French throne as Louis X of France.
She was allegedly caught in adultery, and factually imprisoned for the rest of her life.
1315 she was allegedly strangled, after years of inprisonment, in order to allow her husband to remarry.
She gave birth to one daughter, Jeanne, who later became queen Joan II of Navarre (1311-1349). Her paternity was under doubts of bastardy. However, she of course was scion of Marguerite, and thus a full potential heir to Burgundy, as well as carrier of the blood of St Louis.
Marguerite de Bourgogne was a sister of, for example:
duke Hugh V of Burgundy (v. 1294-1315)
duke Eudes IV of Burgundy (v. 1295-1349)
Joan the Lame, queen of France as wife of Philip Valois.
Half a century later, her rights of ainesse became 1361 important in the premature death of duke Philip I of Burgundy (her grandnephew), since closest Burgundian heirs were descendants of Marguerite and of her sister Joan. Marguerite's grandson and heir Charles II of Navarre claimed the duchy on basis of primogeniture, but Joan the Lame's son John II of France on basis of proximity, being one generation closer to the Burgundian dukes. Charles lost the bid to Duchy of Burgundy.
Marguerite married Louis X the Headstrong of France Capet, son of Philip IV the Fair of France Capet and Joan I of Navarre, on 23 Sep 1305 in Vernon-en-Normandie. (Louis X the Headstrong of France Capet was born on 4 Oct 1289 in Paris, France, died on 5 Jun 1316 in Vincennes, France and was buried in Saint Denis Basilica, near Paris, France.)
Marriage Notes:
On September 21, 1305 Louis married Marguerite de Bourgogne (Burgundy) and they had a daughter, Jeanne (January 28, 1312 - October 6, 1349). Louis accused his wife of adultery and she was imprisoned and died in the chateau Gaillard.
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