Maria of Navarre

Maria of Navarre
The Seal of Maria of Navarre
Tenure	1338–1347
Spouse	Peter IV of Aragon
Issue
Constance, Queen of Sicily Joanna, Countess of Ampurias
House	House of Évreux
Father	Philip III of Navarre
Mother	Joan II of Navarre
Born	1329
Died	1347 (aged 18)
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Maria of Navarre (1329–1347) was the eldest child of Philip III of Navarre and Joan II of Navarre. She was Queen consort of Aragon by her marriage to Peter IV of Aragon, she was also the first of four wives. Maria of Navarre is also known as Marie d'Évreux .

Family

Maria was an elder sister of Charles II of Navarre and Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France. Her maternal grandparents were Louis X of France and his first wife Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France. If women were allowed to inherit the Kingdom of France, then her mother would have inherited it on the death of her halfbrother, John I of France.

Maria's paternal grandparents were Louis d'Évreux and Margaret of Artois. Louis was a son of Philip III of France and his second wife, Maria of Brabant. Margaret of Artois was daughter of Philip of Artois and Blanche of Brittany. Blanche was daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England. Beatrice was daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.

Biography

In 1338, Maria married Peter IV of Aragon. Maria gave birth to her first child when she was only fourteen. Maria and Peter had four children:

• Constance, who married Frederick III of Sicily.
• Joanna (1344–1384) Married in 1372 to John, Count of Ampurias.
• Maria of Aragon (1341 – died young)
• Peter of Aragon (1347)

Maria died while giving birth to her youngest child, Peter of Aragon (who also died). Maria was only eighteen at the time of her death and her husband was still only twenty eight so he married three more times.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Maria of Navarre

16. Louis IX of France

8. Philip III of France

17. Margaret of Provence

4. Louis d'Évreux

18. Henry III, Duke of Brabant

9. Maria of Brabant

19. Alice of Burgundy

2. Philip III of Navarre

20. Robert II of Artois

10. Philip of Artois

21. Amicie de Courtenay

5. Margaret of Artois

22. John II, Duke of Brittany

11. Blanche of Brittany

23. Beatrice of England

1. Maria of Navarre

24. Philip III of France =8

12. Philip IV of France

25. Isabella of Aragon

6. Louis X of France

26. Henry I of Navarre

13. Joan I of Navarre

27. Blanche of Artois

3. Joan II of Navarre

28. Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy

14. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

29. Yolande of Dreux

7. Margaret of Burgundy

30. Louis IX of France =16

15. Agnes of France

31. Margaret of Provence =17

References

Maria of Navarre House of Évreux Cadet branch of the House of Capet Born: circa 1329 Died: 29 April 1347
Royal titles
Preceded by Eleanor of Castile	Queen consort of Aragon 1338–1347	Succeeded by Eleanor of Portugal
	Countess consort of Barcelona, Girona, Osona and Besalú 1338–1347
	Queen consort of Valencia 1338–1347
	Queen consort of Sardinia and Corsica 1338–1347
Preceded by Violante of Vilaragut	Queen consort of Majorca 1344–1347
	Countess consort of Roussillon 1344–1347
	Countess consort of Cerdanya 1344–1347

Persondata
Name	Maria Of Navarre
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Date of birth	1329
Place of birth
Date of death	1347
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