Isabeau of Bavaria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isabeau of Bavaria

Queen Consort of France

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1370

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1435

Profession: REGENTĂ,CONDUCĂTOAREA STATULUI

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Isabeau of Bavaria

  • Isabeau of Bavaria (or Isabelle; also Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; c.
  • 1370 – 24 September 1435) was born into the House of Wittelsbach as the eldest daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan.
  • She became Queen of France when she married King Charles VI in 1385.
  • At age 15 or 16, Isabeau was sent to France on approval to the young French king; the couple wed three days after their first meeting. Isabeau was honored in 1389 with a lavish coronation ceremony and entry into Paris.
  • In 1392 Charles suffered the first attack of what was to become a lifelong and progressive mental illness, resulting in periodic withdrawal from government.
  • The episodes occurred with increasing frequency, leaving a court both divided by political factions and steeped in social extravagances.
  • A 1393 masque for one of Isabeau's ladies-in-waiting—an event later known as Bal des Ardents—ended in disaster with the King almost burning to death.
  • Although the King demanded Isabeau's removal from his presence during his illness, he consistently allowed her to act on his behalf.
  • In this way she became regent to the Dauphin of France (heir apparent), and sat on the regency council, allowing far more power than was usual for a medieval queen. Charles' illness created a power vacuum that eventually led to the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War between supporters of his brother, Louis of Orléans and the royal dukes of Burgundy.
  • Isabeau shifted allegiances as she chose the most favorable paths for the heir to the throne.
  • When she followed the Armagnacs, the Burgundians accused her of adultery with Louis of Orléans; when she sided with the Burgundians the Armagnacs removed her from Paris and she was imprisoned.
  • In 1407 John the Fearless assassinated Orléans, sparking hostilities between the factions.
  • The war ended soon after Isabeau's eldest son, Charles, had John the Fearless assassinated in 1419—an act that saw him disinherited.
  • Isabeau attended the 1420 signing of the Treaty of Troyes, which decided that the English king should inherit the French crown after the death of her husband, Charles VI.
  • She lived in English-occupied Paris until her death in 1435. Isabeau was popularly seen as a spendthrift and irresponsible philanderess.
  • In the late 20th and early 21st centuries historians re-examined the extensive chronicles of her lifetime, concluding that many elements of her reputation were unearned and stemmed from factionalism and propaganda.

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