Isabella TAILLEFER of Angoulême ^{1323,1325,1326}

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  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.

LifeSketch
John and Isabella of Angoulême had five children:

1. Henry III, King of England (1 October 1207 \endash 16 November 1272)
2. Richard, King of the Romans (5 January 1209 \endash 2 April 1272)
3. Joan, Queen of Scotland (22 July 1210 \endash 4 March 1238)
4. Isabella, Holy Roman Empress (1214 \endash 1 December 1241)
5. Eleanor, Countess of Pembroke (1215 \endash 13 April 1275)

Issue

With King John of England, five children, all of whom survived into adulthood:

King Henry III of England (1 October 1207 \endash 16 November 1272). Married Eleanor of Provence, by whom he had issue, including his heir, King Edward I of England.
Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans (5 January 1209 \endash 2 April 1272). Married firstly, Isabel Marshal, secondly, Sanchia of Provence, and thirdly, Beatrice of Falkenburg. Had issue.
Joan (22 July 1210 \endash 1238), the wife of King Alexander II of Scotland. Her marriage was childless.
Isabella (1214\endash 1241), the wife of Emperor Frederick II, by whom she had issue.
Eleanor (1215\endash 1275), who would marry, firstly, William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and secondly, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, by whom she had issue.

With Hugh X of Lusignan, Count of La Marche: nine children, all of whom survived into adulthood:

Hugh XI of Lusignan (1221\endash 1250), Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême. Married Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet, by whom he had issue.
Aymer of Lusignan (1222\endash 1260), Bishop of Winchester
Agnès de Lusignan (1223\endash 1269). Married William II de Chauvigny (d. 1270), and had issue.
Alice of Lusignan (1224 \endash 9 February 1256). Married John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, by whom she had issue.
Guy of Lusignan (c. 1225 \endash 1264), killed at the Battle of Lewes. (Tufton Beamish maintains that he escaped to France after the Battle of Lewes and died there in 1269.)
Geoffrey of Lusignan (c. 1226 \endash 1274). Married in 1259 Jeanne, Viscountess of Châtellerault, by whom he had issue.
Isabella of Lusignan (c.1226/1227 \endash 14 January 1299). Married, firstly, before 1244 Maurice IV, Seigneur de Craon (1224\endash 1250),[19] by whom she had issue; she married, secondly, Geoffrey de Rancon.[20]
William of Lusignan (c. 1228 \endash 1296). First earl of Pembroke. Married Joan de Munchensi, by whom he had issue.
Marguerite de Lusignan (c. 1229 \endash 1288). Married, firstly, in 1243 Raymond VII of Toulouse; secondly, c. 1246 Aimery IX de Thouars, Viscount of Thouars and had issue

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Isabelle of Angoulême, Queen Consort of England (1188 - 1246)
Lithuanian: Izabele, Queen Consort of England, French: Isabelle d'Angoulême, Queen Consort of England
Also Known As:"Isabella of Angoulême", "Isabella of Angouleme", "Countess of Angoulême from 1202 until 1246"
Birthdate:circa 1188
Birthplace:Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Death:May 31, 1246 (53-62)
Abbaye de Fontevraud, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Citation_note
Place of Burial:Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Aymer, count of Angoulême and Alice de Courtenay, comtesse d'Angoulême
Wife of John I "Lackland", King of England and Hugues X le Brun de Lusignan, comte de la Marche
Mother of Henry III, King of England; Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland; Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress, Queen consort of Sicily; Eleanor of Leicester, Countess of Pembroke & Leicester; Richard Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Cornwall; Hugh XI of Lusignan, count of La Marche; Aymar of Lusignan, Bishop of Winchester; Agnes of Lusignan; Guy of Lusignan; Geoffrey of Lusignan; Marguerite de Lusignan; William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke; Isabelle de Lusignan and Alix de Lusignan< less
Half sister of Pierre Joigny, Count
Citation_note

Occupation:Queen of England, Queen of England/Countess of Gloucester, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Grandmother of Isabel de Warenne, Crowned Queen of England on 8 October 1200, Queen of England; daughter of Count de Angouieme, Queen Consort of England, Countess of Angouleme

  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, City of 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 France and England, on 24 August 1200 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ²⁰²⁶.^,2027 (John PLANTAGENET King of England was born on 24 December 1167 in Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England,^1325,1326 died on 19 October 1216 in Newark upon Trent, , Nottinghamshire, England ^1325,1326 and was buried after 19 October 1216 in Worcester, , Worcestershire, England ^1325,1326.)

Isabella next married Hugh X OF LUSIGNAN comte de la Marche, son of Hughes IX DE LUSIGNAN Comte de la Marche and Agathe DE PREUILLY, on 10 May 1220.¹³²³ (Hugh X OF LUSIGNAN comte de la Marche was born in 1183 in , , , France,¹³²⁴ died on 5 June 1249 in Damietta, , Damietta, Egypt ¹³²⁴ and was buried in June 1249 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ¹³²⁴.)