Isabella TAILLEFER of Angoulême ^1290,1291

   FamilySearch ID: MF7F-HQF
Find A Grave ID: 6436

  General Notes:

English royalty, Queen consort of King John. She was the only daughter of Aymer Taillefer, count of Angouleme and Alix de Courtenay. Isabelle was renowned for her beauty, and is sometimes called the "Helen" of the middle ages. She was betrothed to Hugh IX de Lusignan when John chose her to be his second wife. They were married on August 24, 1200, at Bordeaux, when she was only about 12. The marriage was probably not a very happy one, as Isabelle had a fiery character to match John's and the age difference was considerable. They had five children, including the heir, the future Henry III. As a result of the marriage, King Philip II of France confiscated all of John's French lands, and an armed conflict ensued. King John died in 1216, and the young widow returned to France. She married Hugh X de Lusignan, count de la March, the son of her former betrothed. They had 11 children. Isabelle was accused of plotting against the French king in 1244, and fled to Fontevrault Abbey, where she died at the age of about 60.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Title of Nobility: Queen of England, between 24 August 1200 and 19 October 1216,.
as second wife of King John.

2. Coronation: As Queen of England, on 8 October 1200, in Westminster, , Greater London, England.
(Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean's Yard, London, Greater London SW1P 3PA, England.)

3. Title of Nobility: Countess of Angoulême, between 16 June 1202 and 4 June 1246,.
In her own right.

4. Title of Nobility: Countess of La Marche, between 10 May 1220 and 4 June 1246,.
as wife of Count Hugh.

Isabella married John PLANTAGENET King of England, son of Henry II PLANTAGENET King of England and Eleanor OF AQUITAINE Queen Consort of England, on 24 August 1200 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ¹⁹⁴⁵.^,1946 (John PLANTAGENET King of England was born on 24 December 1167 in Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England,^1290,1291 died on 19 October 1216 in Newark upon Trent, , Nottinghamshire, England ^1290,1291 and was buried after 19 October 1216 in Worcester, , Worcestershire, England ^1290,1291.)

Isabella next married Hugh X OF LUSIGNAN on 10 May 1220. (Hugh X OF LUSIGNAN was born in 1183, died on 5 June 1249 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and was buried in June 1249 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.)