Isabella, Countess of Vertus

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Isabella
Countess of Vertus
Isabella of Valois (1348-1372).png
Born1 October 1348
Château de Bois de Vincennes, France
Died11 September 1372 (aged 23)
Pavia
Spouse Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Issue Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Azzone Visconti
Valentina, Duchess of Orléans
Carlo Visconti
House Valois
Father John II of France
Mother Bonne of Bohemia

Isabella of France (1 October 1348 – 11 September 1372) 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.

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Life

Born in Bois de Vincennes, Isabella was the youngest daughter of King John II of France [1] by his first wife, Bonne of Bohemia. [2]

Count Amadeus VI of Savoy arranged her marriage with his nephew Gian Galeazzo Visconti. As her dowry, Isabella received the county of Sommières, exchanged later for the county of Vertus. [3] 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. [4] Following her marriage, Isabella brought her collection of French books to Milan. [5] When her daughter, Valentina, traveled to France for her marriage, she brought twelve books of Italian origin. [5] The couple had four children:

Only Valentina lived to adulthood; [6] Isabella died giving birth to Carlo in Pavia in 1372 [2] [4] and was buried in the church of San Francesco. [7]

Family tree of Isabella of Vertus

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References

  1. Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1934, p. table 22.
  2. 1 2 Adams 2010, p. 255.
  3. Hay 1977, p. 107.
  4. 1 2 3 D'Ancona 1990, p. 112.
  5. 1 2 Bell 1988, p. 176.
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Regnal titles
New title Countess of Vertus
April 1361 – 11 September 1372
with Gian Galeazzo
Succeeded by