Margaret of Burgundy (1393-1441)
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Margaret of Burgundy was the daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
, and Margaret of Bavaria
. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
and Margaret of Brieg
.
She was engaged at the age of two to the Dauphin Charles (1392–1401), son of Charles VI, King of France, but his early death meant that in 1412 she married his younger brother the Dauphin Louis
. Widowed in 1415, she remarried to Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
on 10 October 1423 in Dijon
. She had no children from either of her marriages.
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
, and Margaret of Bavaria
Margaret of Bavaria
Margaret of Bavaria, , was the fifth child of Albert, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland and Lord of Friesia, and Margaret of Brieg. She was the regent of the Burgundian Low countries during the absence of her spouse in 1404–1419 and the regent in French Burgundy...
. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
Duke Albert I or Albrecht KG was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries...
and Margaret of Brieg
Margaret of Brieg
Margaret of Brieg was a daughter of Ludwik I the Fair and his wife, Agnes of Sagan. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria by her marriage to Albert I, Duke of Bavaria.- Family :...
.
She was engaged at the age of two to the Dauphin Charles (1392–1401), son of Charles VI, King of France, but his early death meant that in 1412 she married his younger brother the Dauphin Louis
Louis, Dauphin of France (1397-1415)
Louis, Dauphin of France and Duke of Guyenne was a younger son of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt...
. Widowed in 1415, she remarried to Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
Arthur III , known as the Justicier and as Arthur de Richemont, was Lord of Parthenay and titular Count of Richmond in England and for eleven months at the very end of his life, Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort after inheriting those titles upon the death of his nephew.-Biography:Belonging...
on 10 October 1423 in Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
. She had no children from either of her marriages.