Biography of Margaret of France (daughter of Philip III of France)

Margaret of France (daughter of Philip III of France)

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Family Name:

Capet

Given Names:

Margaret

Known As:

Marguerite of France, The Pearl of France, May

Born:

1282
Unknown place

Died:

14 Feb 1317
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
(Age 35, Natural Causes)

English/Scottish Royal Blood: 10.15625% [?]

Buried:

London, England

Father:

Philip III, King of France (The Bold)

1 May 1245 - 5 Oct 1285

Mother:

Mary of Brabant (daughter of Henry III, Duke of Brabant)

? - 12 Jan 1321

Marriage:

King Edward I (Hammer of the Scots)

17 Jun 1239 - 7 Jul 1307

Date: 8 Sep 1299

His Age: 60

Her Age: 18

Place: Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

Offspring:

Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk (son of King Edward I)

1 Jun 1300 - Aug 1338

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (son of King Edward I)

5 Aug 1301 - 19 Mar 1330

Eleanor Plantagenet (daughter of King Edward I and Margaret)

4 May 1306 - 1311

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Notes:

According to some sources, Margaret was born in 1279.

Margaret does not appear to have been crowned, which would have made her the first uncrowned Queen Consort since the Norman conquest.

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