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Comtesse Isabella d'Angoulême
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Comtesse Isabella d'Angoulême 1 4 5 6 8 9 13 16 18 19 20 21 22
- Born: Abt 1186, Angoulême, Charente, France 1 2 5 6 7 16 21
- Marriage (1): King John I , of England on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Gascony, France 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Marriage (2): Hugh X "le Brun" , Sire de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche on 10 May 1220 in France 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
- Died: 31 May 1246, Fontevrault L'abbe, Maine-Et-Loire, France about age 60 1 2 5 6 7 16 21 23
- Buried: Fontevrault Abbey, France 16 23
 Research Notes:
My information and source can be found at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Medical Notes:
Blonde, blue eyes.
Noted events in her life were:
• Betrothal: She was betrothed to Hugh le Brun the elder prior to marrying John. 16
• Personality: Lured her son Henry III into diastrous entanglements & wars. 16 17
• Personality: In her 2nd marriage, she bacame inscrutable & haughty, but still elegant. 16 17
• Physical Description: She was blonde and blue eyed - one of the most breath taking beauties of her day, even in later life. 16 17
• Succession: Countess de Angoulême, 1202. 16 24
• Fact: Accused of trying to poison Louis IX; fled to Fontevraud Abbey, where she died. 16 17
Isabella married King John I , of England, son of King Henry II , of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Gascony, France.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (King John I , of England was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England,2 3 4 6 7 8 16 25 died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Lincolnshire 2 3 4 6 7 16 25 26 and was buried in Worcester Cathedral 4 6 7 8 16.) The cause of his death was Fever, chills, exhaustion after crossing Wash of Lincoln & Norfolk.
Isabella next married Hugh X "le Brun" , Sire de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche, son of Hugh IX "le Brun" de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche and Mathilde d'Angoulême, on 10 May 1220 in France.6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (Hugh X "le Brun" , Sire de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche was born in 1183 in Lusignan, Vienne, France,16 21 died after 15 Jan 1249 in Damietta 15 16 21 and was buried in Abbaye de Valence 16.)
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Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's), Valence notes. Surety: 3
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Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's), Courtenay. Surety: 3
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