Isabella, Countess of Vertus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isabella, Countess of Vertus

French princess and member of the House of Valois, as well as the wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1348

Place of Birth: Château de Vincennes, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1372

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Isabella of France (1 October 1348 – 11 September 1373) was a French princess and member of the House of Valois, as well as the wife of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, who after her death became Duke of Milan. Born in Bois de Vincennes, Isabella was the youngest daughter of King John II of France by his first wife, Bonne of Bohemia.Her maternal uncle Count Amadeus VI of Savoy arranged her marriage with Gian Galeazzo Visconti.
As her dowry, Isabella received the county of Sommières, exchanged later for the county of Vertus.
On 8 October 1360, Isabella and Gian Galeazzo were married in Milan, and six months later, in April 1361, she was declared sovereign Countess of Vertus.
The couple had four children: Gian Galeazzo (b.
Pavia, 4 March 1366 – d.
bef.
1376). Azzone (b.
Pavia, 1368 – d.
Pavia, 4 October 1381). Valentina (b.
Pavia, 1371 – d.
Château de Blois, Loir-et-Cher, 14 December 1408), married on 17 August 1389 to Louis, Duke of Orleans Carlo (b.
Pavia, 11 September 1373 – d.
Pavia, 1374).Isabella died in childbirth in Pavia in 1373.