Marie of Armagnac

Marie of Armagnac
Duchess of Alençon
Spouse	John II of Alençon
Issue
Catherine of Alençon René of Alençon
House	House of Armagnac (by birth) House of Valois-Alençon (by marriage)
Father	John IV of Armagnac
Mother	Isabella of Navarre
Born	1420
Died	25 July 1473[1] Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche

Marie of Armagnac (c. 1420–1473) was a French noblewoman, daughter of John IV of Armagnac and his second wife Isabella of Navarre. Through her son, she would eventually become the great-grandmother of Henry IV of France.

Marriage and children

On 30 April 1437, Marie became the second wife of John II of Alençon.^[1] Their marriage was at the Chateau L'Isle-Jourdain. They had two surviving children:

• Catherine (1452–1505)
• René of Alençon (1454–1492).

Marie died on 25 July 1473 at Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche. Her husband died three years later, on 8 September 1776 in Paris.

Ancestors

Marie's ancestors in three generations

									John II of Armagnac
						Bernard VII of Armagnac
									Jeanne de Périgord
			John IV of Armagnac
									Jean, Duke of Berry
						Bonne de Berry
									Joanna of Armagnac
Marie of Armagnac
									Charles II of Navarre
						Charles III of Navarre
									Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre
			Isabella of Navarre
									Henry II of Castile
						Eleanor of Castile
									Juana Manuel of Castile

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Crawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands: MARIE d´Armagnac". http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/GASCONY.htm#MarieArmagnacMJeanIIAlencon. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 

Marie of Armagnac House of Armagnac Born: 1420 1473
Preceded by Jeanne of Valois	Duchess of Alençon 1437–1473	Succeeded by Marguerite of Tancarville

Persondata
Name	Marie Of Armagnac
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1420
Place of birth
Date of death	25 July 1473
Place of death	Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche