Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
Duchess consort of Burgundy from 1279 to 1306
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Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311.
| Agnes of France | |
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| Duchess consort of Burgundy | |
| Tenure | 1279–1306 |
| Born | c. 1260 |
| Died | 19 December 1327 (aged 66–67) Château de Lantenay |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Margaret John Blanche, Countess of Savoy Margaret, Queen of France Joan, Queen of France Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Louis, King of Thessalonica Mary, Countess of Bar Robert, Count of Tonnerre |
| House | Capet |
| Father | Louis IX of France |
| Mother | Margaret of Provence |
Life
She was the youngest daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence of the Royal House of Barcelona.[1] She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood.
She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy[2] in 1279, and became the mother of eight children.
On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311.
She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.
Issue
By her husband, she had ten children:
- Margaret (c. 1277 - dead in infancy);[3]
- John (1279 - 1283), bethored to Alice of Burgundy;[3]
- Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy[4]
- Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France[5]
- Joan (1293–1348),[6] married Philip, count of Maine and Valois later Philip VI of France[7]
- Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315).[2]
- Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1349/1350)[8]
- Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316),[9] married Matilda of Hainaut.
- Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar[10]
- Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre.