Margaret of Bourbon (1344- 1416)
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Marguerite de Bourbon, Lady of Albret (1344 – 1416) was a daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
and his wife Isabella of France
, who was a daughter of Charles of France
. Margaret was a member of the House of Bourbon
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Margaret married Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret
on 30 June 1368; the marriage was the outcome of a secret treaty between Charles V of France
and Arnaud Amanieu. The couple had one son, Charles d'Albret
, who became Count of Dreux and Constable of France
. He was killed at the Battle of Agincourt
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Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
Peter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes....
and his wife Isabella of France
Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon
Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon or Isabella of France , was a French noblewoman, and a daughter of Charles of Valois by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon. She was the wife of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon...
, who was a daughter of Charles of France
Charles of Valois
Charles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
. Margaret was a member of the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
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Margaret married Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret
Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret
Arnaud Amanieu was the Lord of Albret from 1358. Arnaud Amanieu was the son of Bernard Ezi IV and Mathe of Armagnac.In 1330, Edward III of England sent men to Gascony to negotiate with the nobles...
on 30 June 1368; the marriage was the outcome of a secret treaty between Charles V of France
Charles V of France
Charles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
and Arnaud Amanieu. The couple had one son, Charles d'Albret
Charles d'Albret
Charles d'Albret was Constable of France from 1402 until 1411, and again from 1413 until 1415. He was also the co-commander of the French army at the Battle of Agincourt where he was killed by the English forces led by King Henry V....
, who became Count of Dreux and Constable of France
Constable of France
The Constable of France , as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France and Commander in Chief of the army. He, theoretically, as Lieutenant-general of the King, outranked all the nobles and was second-in-command only to the King...
. He was killed at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
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