Margaret, Countess of Anjou

Margaret of Naples (1273 – 31 December 1299) was Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right. Margaret's father was the King Charles II of Naples, her husband was Charles of Valois, and her older brother was Saint Louis of Toulouse, and her nephew was the King Charles I of Hungary.

Biography

Margaret was a daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. Her father ceded her the County of Anjou as her dowry. She married Charles of Valois, a son of Philip III of France, at Corbeil on 16 August 1290. Their children included:

• Isabella (1292–1309). Wife of John III, Duke of Brittany
• Philip VI of France
• Joan of Valois (1294–1342). Wife of William I, Count of Hainaut
• Margaret of Valois (1295–1342). Wife of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon
• Charles II of Alençon (1297–1346)
• Catherine of Valois (born 1299, date of death unknown)

Countess Margaret was succeeded by her eldest son.

Ancestry

Regnal titles
Preceded by Charles II	Countess of Anjou 1285–1290 with Charles III	Succeeded by Philip I
	Countess of Maine 1285–1290 with Charles III

Persondata
Name	Margaret, Countess Of Anjou
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Date of birth	1273
Place of birth
Date of death	31 December 1299
Place of death

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