OTD May 13th. 1254 Marie of Brabant Queen of France
Marie of Brabant was born on May 13th. 1254 in Leuven (now located in Belgium).
Parents
Her parents were Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy. Marie of Brabant was by birth a member of the Noble House of Reginar.
Love and Marriage
On August 21st. 1274 Marie of Brabant married Philip III of France. Philip III of France was a widower and his first wife Isabella already gave him three sons.
Marie of Brabant and Philip III of France also had three children:
- Louis d'Évreaux;
- Margaret (who would marry King Edward I of England);
- Blanche (who would marry Rudolf I of Bohemia).
At the Royal Court
Philip III of France was strongly influenced by his mother Margaret of Provence and Marie wasn't popular at all. When Marie's stepson Louis died under suspicious circumstances, she was suspected.
In the later years Philip III of France did seem more agree with his mother than with his wife.
In a convent
From 1285 (after the death of King Philip III of France), Marie of Brabant went to a monastery.
Death
Marie of Brabant died on January 12th. 1322 (or 1321) in the monastery of Les Mureaux near Meulan (France).
Source picture: Wikipedia
Parents
Her parents were Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy. Marie of Brabant was by birth a member of the Noble House of Reginar.
Love and Marriage
On August 21st. 1274 Marie of Brabant married Philip III of France. Philip III of France was a widower and his first wife Isabella already gave him three sons.
Marie of Brabant and Philip III of France also had three children:
- Louis d'Évreaux;
- Margaret (who would marry King Edward I of England);
- Blanche (who would marry Rudolf I of Bohemia).
At the Royal Court
Philip III of France was strongly influenced by his mother Margaret of Provence and Marie wasn't popular at all. When Marie's stepson Louis died under suspicious circumstances, she was suspected.
In the later years Philip III of France did seem more agree with his mother than with his wife.
In a convent
From 1285 (after the death of King Philip III of France), Marie of Brabant went to a monastery.
Death
Marie of Brabant died on January 12th. 1322 (or 1321) in the monastery of Les Mureaux near Meulan (France).
Source picture: Wikipedia
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