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Catherine of Valois was the youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France and his wife Isabeau of Bavaria. [3] She was born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol (a royal palace in Paris) on 27 October 1401. Early on, there had been a discussion of marrying her to the Prince of Wales , the son of Henry IV of England , but the king died before negotiations ...
Catherine was born in 1303, sometime before 15 April, the eldest daughter of Charles, count of Valois, and Catherine I. [1] Her mother was recognized as Empress of the Latin Empire of Constantinople by the Latin states in Greece, despite the city having been captured by the Empire of Nicaea in 1261.
Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea, titular Empress of Constantinople (before 15 April 1303 – October 1346). [1] She married Philip I of Anjou, Prince of Taranto and had issue. [1] Joan of Valois (1304 – 9 July 1363), married Count Robert III of Artois [3] Isabella of Valois (1305 – 11 November 1349), Abbess of Fontevrault.
Catherine of Valois (1401–1437) was the wife of Henry V, and Queen consort of England from 1420 to 1422. Catherine of Valois may also refer to: Catherine of Courtenay (1274–1307), wife of Count Charles of Valois
The son of Robert II, Hugh in the meantime swore allegiance to the titular empress Catherine of Courtenay, wife of Charles of Valois and on March 24, 1303 he became affianced to their daughter Catherine of Valois. Necessary precondition for this marriage alliance to take place was the young man to promise the recovery of his prospective wife ...
Catherine looked to further Valois interests by grand dynastic marriages. In 1570, Charles IX married Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. Catherine was also eager for a match between one of her two youngest sons and Elizabeth I of England. [73]
Catherine of France may refer to: Catherine of France, Countess of Montpensier (1378–1388), daughter of Charles V of France Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), daughter of Charles VI of France, queen consort of Henry V of England
This made Catherine a direct descendant of Louis IX of France, and of the House of Capet, albeit through a female line. Also this made her a 7th cousin, once removed of her husband Henry and a 6th cousin, 3 times removed of Henri of Navarre , her son-in-law.