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Isabella of France (c. 1295 – 22 August 1358), sometimes described as the She-Wolf of France (French: Louve de France), was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and de facto regent of England from 1327 until 1330. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of King Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre ...
Isabella was born on 9 November 1389 in Paris, France, as the third child and second daughter of Charles VI, King of France, and his wife, Isabeau of Bavaria. [1] Her eldest sibling had already died by the time of her birth, and the second-eldest died the following year; however, she had nine younger siblings, seven of whom survived infancy.
The episode came as a severe shock to Philip IV and some suggest that it contributed to his death later that same year. [2] Isabella was criticized by some in France for failing to stand by her sisters-in-law, although this passed with time; [6] Isabella's own marriage failed catastrophically in due course, with many historians believing that ...
After Isabella's coronation, Margaret retired to Marlborough Castle (which was by this time a dower house), but she stayed in touch with the new queen and with her half-brother Philip IV by letter during the confusing times leading up to Gaveston's death in 1312. Margaret, too, was a victim of Gaveston's influence over her stepson.
Coat of arms of Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois and Isabella Clara Eugenia Elisabeth of Valois is a central character in Thomas Otway 's play Don Carlos, Prince of Spain ; in Schiller 's play of the same name ; in Verdi 's opera adapted from Schiller's play, also titled Don Carlos ; and in several other, less ...
Isabella Rossellini is a very considerate interviewee. She provides me full names, accurate dates and historical context, as if fact-checking for me in real time.
The youngest daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France, Joan was born in the Tower of London on 5 July 1321. [1] She and her sister, Eleanor of Woodstock, were placed under the guardianship of Ralph de Monthermer and Lady Isabella de Valence.
Before her body double stripped down in Death Becomes Her, Isabella Rossellini took her aside to give her an important message. In the 1992 cult classic led by Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn ...