Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France

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Isabella of Aragon

Queen consort of France
Tenure	25 August 1270 – 28 January 1271

Born	1248
Died	28 January 1271 (aged 22–23) Cosenza, Kingdom of Sicily
Burial	Basilica of St Denis
Spouse	Philip III of France (m. 1262)
Issue	Louis Philip IV of France Robert Charles, Count of Valois
House	Barcelona
Father	James I of Aragon
Mother	Violant of Hungary

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Isabella of Aragon (ca. 1247 – 28 January 1271), was Queen of France^[1] from 1270 to 1271 by marriage to Philip III of France.^[2]

Life

Isabella was the eighth child and youngest daughter of King James I of Aragon^[3] and his second wife, Violant of Hungary.^[4] Her exact date of birth was not recorded, but she certainly was born in late 1247 or early 1248 since her father, who financially supported the Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, stipulated in his will in January 1248 that if he had another son, he should become a knight Templar and if the child was a daughter, she should enter Santa María de Sigena as a nun. The will was certainly abandoned before Isabella's birth because she was married.^[5]^[6]

On 11 May 1258, the Treaty of Corbeil was concluded between Isabella's father and King Louis IX of France. As part of the agreement a betrothal was arranged between Louis's second son, Philip, and Isabella, the youngest daughter of James I.^[7] The formal wedding took place on 28 May 1262 at the city of Clairmont (currently Clermont-Ferrand); by that time, Philip was already the heir apparent to the French throne due to the death of his older brother, Louis, in 1260.

Having accompanied her husband and father-in-law on the Eighth Crusade against Tunis in July 1270, Isabella became queen of France the following month on the death of King Louis IX. On their way home, while crossing the Savuto river near Martirano in Calabria, on 11 January 1271 she suffered a fall from her horse: six months pregnant with her fifth child, she gave birth prematurely to a son, who died soon after. First transported to Martirano Castle and then to Cosenza, exhausted and feverish, Isabella died there on 28 January 1271 aged 24. Her death was a devastating emotional blow to her husband, especially since she had been pregnant.

Because she died far from her homeland, the funeral technique of Mos Teutonicus was practiced upon Isabella.^[8] Firstly, she was buried at Cosenza Cathedral alongside her newborn son,^[9] and then in the royal necropolis in the Basilica of St Denis.^[8] Isabella's tomb, like many others, was desecrated during the French Revolution in August 1793.

The tragic end of Isabella is recalled in the Laudi of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio.

Issue

Louis (1264 –1276), heir apparent to the French throne from 1270 until his death
Philip IV (1268 –1314), King of France^[10]
Robert (1269 –1271).
Charles, Count of Valois (1270 –1325).
Stillborn son (1271).

References

^ Sabine Geldsetzer, Frauen auf Kreuzzügen
^ Patrick Weber, Les reines de France
^ The new Cambridge medieval history / 5 C. 1198 - c. 1300. by David Abulafia and Rosamond MacKitterick. The standard work of reference on the whole of Europe, east and west, during the 13th century. Page 654.
^ The book of deeds of James I of Aragon: a translation of the medieval Catalan Llibre dels Fets by Damian J Smith and Helena Buffery. Page 139.
^ Rodrigo Estevan 2009, p. 90.
^ Zurita 1977, p. 272, Chapter XLIII.
^ Sivéry 2003, p. 35.
^ ^a ^b Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, Le roi est mort. Étude sur les funérailles, les sépultures et les tombeaux des rois de France jusqu'à la fin du xiiie siècle
^ Luigi Palmieri, Cosenza e le sue famiglie: attraverso testi, atti e manoscritti, Cosenza : Pellegrini Editore, 1999, p. 19, ISBN 88-8101-067-4, ISBN 978-88-8101-067-7
^ Brown, Elizabeth A.R. "Philip IV". Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

Sources

Rodrigo Estevan, María Luz (2009). "Los testamentos de Jaime I: Repartos territoriales y turbulencias políticas". Cuadernos, Centro de Estudios de Monzón y Cinca Media (in Spanish) (35): 61–90. ISSN 1133-3790.
Sivéry, Gérard (2003). Philippe III le Hardi (in French). Fayard.
Zurita, Jerónimo (1977). López, Angel Canellas (ed.). Anales de Aragón (PDF) (in Spanish). Exma. Diputación de Zaragoza, «Institución Fernando el Católico».

French royalty
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France House of Barcelona Cadet branch of the Bellonids Born: 1248 Died: 28 January 1271
Preceded by Margaret of Provence	Queen consort of France 25 August 1270 – 28 January 1271	Vacant Title next held by Marie of Brabant

v t e Royal consorts of France
List of Frankish queens List of French royal consorts
Merovingians (509–751)	Clotilde Ultragotha Guntheuc Radegund Ingund Aregund Ingoberga Merofleda Marcovefa Theudechild Austregilde Audovera Galswintha Fredegund Brunhilda of Austrasia Bertrude Sichilde Gomentrude Nanthild Ragintrudis Wulfefundis Bertechildis Balthild of Chelles Bilichild Chrothildis
Carolingians, Robertians and Bosonids (751–987)	Bertrada of Laon Gerberga Desiderata of the Lombards Hildegard Fastrada Luitgard Ermengarde of Hesbaye Judith of Bavaria Ermentrude of Orléans Richilde of Provence Adelaide of Paris Richardis Théodrate of Troyes^R Frederuna Eadgifu of Wessex Beatrice of Vermandois^R Emma of France^B Gerberga of Saxony Emma of Italy
House of Capet (987–1328)	Adelaide of Aquitaine Rozala of Italy Bertha of Burgundy Constance of Arles Matilda of Frisia Anne of Kiev Bertha of Holland Bertrade of Montfort Adelaide of Maurienne Eleanor of Aquitaine Constance of Castile Adela of Champagne Isabella of Hainault Ingeborg of Denmark Agnes of Merania Blanche of Castile Margaret of Provence Isabella of Aragon Marie of Brabant Joan I of Navarre Margaret of Burgundy Clementia of Hungary Joan II, Countess of Burgundy Blanche of Burgundy Marie of Luxembourg Joan of Évreux
House of Valois (1328–1589)	Joan of Burgundy Blanche of Navarre Joan I, Countess of Auvergne Joanna of Bourbon Isabeau of Bavaria Marie of Anjou Charlotte of Savoy Anne of Brittany Joan of France Mary Tudor Claude of France Eleanor of Austria Catherine de' Medici Mary Stuart Elisabeth of Austria Louise of Lorraine
House of Lancaster (1422–1453)	Margaret of Anjou
House of Bourbon (1589–1792)	Margaret of Valois Marie de' Medici Anne of Austria Maria Theresa of Spain Marie Leszczyńska Marie Antoinette
House of Bonaparte (1804–1814; 1815)	Joséphine de Beauharnais Marie Louise
House of Bourbon (1814–1815; 1815–1830)	Marie Joséphine of Savoy Marie-Thérèse
House of Orléans (1830–1848)	Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
House of Bonaparte (1852–1870)	Eugénie de Montijo
Consorts to debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

v t e Infantas of Aragon
1st generation	Sancha, Countess of Urgell
2nd generation	none
3rd generation	Petronilla, Queen of Aragon
4th generation	Dulce, Queen of Portugal
5th generation	Constance, Holy Roman Empress Eleanor, Countess of Toulouse Sancha
7th generation	Violant, Queen of Castile Constance, Lady of Villena Isabella, Queen of France
8th generation	Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal Yolanda, Duchess of Calabria Sancha, Queen of Naples*
9th generation	Maria, Lady of Cameros Isabella, Duchess of Austria Constance, Queen of Cyprus Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria Margaret, Countess Palatine of the Rhine**
10th generation	Constance, Queen of Majorca Eleanor, Queen of Cyprus Eleanor, Queen of Aragon Beatrice, Countess Palatine of the Rhine Eleonor, Countess of Caltabellotta** Isabella, Marchioness of Montferrat* Alice, Countess of Ibelin*
11th generation	Constance, Queen of Sicily Joanna, Countess of Ampurias Eleanor, Queen of Castile Isabella, Countess of Urgell Maria of Sicily**
12th generation	Joanna, Countess of Foix Yolande, Duchess of Anjou Margarida, Queen of Aragon
13th generation	Isabella of Urgell, Duchess of Coimbra
14th generation	Maria, Queen of Castile Eleanor, Queen of Portugal
15th generation	Blanche II of Navarre Eleanor of Navarre Joanna, Queen of Naples
16th generation	Isabella, Queen of Portugal Joanna, Queen of Castile and Aragon Maria, Queen of Portugal Catherine, Queen of England
17th generation	Eleanor, Queen of Portugal and France Isabella, Queen of Denmark-Norway Mary, Queen of Hungary Catherine, Queen of Portugal
*also a princess of Majorca **also a princess of Sicily

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