Margaret (England, 1275)

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Margaret, Duchess of Brabant. Illumination from the early 14th century

Margaret ( English Margaret ), Duchess of Brabant (* March 1275 or September 11, 1275, † 1318 or around 1333) was an English king's daughter. By marriage she became Duchess of Brabant.

Margarete came from the Plantagenet family . She was a younger daughter of the English King Edward I and his wife Eleanor of Castile . As early as 1278 her father was negotiating a marriage between her and Johann , the eldest son of Duke Johann I of Brabant . The negotiations were quickly brought to a successful conclusion, but it was not until the age of fifteen that they were married on July 8, 1290 at Westminster Abbey . Until then, Margaret lived with her siblings in their own household at the royal court. Even after the marriage, Margarete continued to live in England, where her husband visited her regularly. She did not travel to Brabant until 1292 , but afterwards she returned to England several times for visits. With her husband she had several children, including Johann III. (1300–1355), who in 1312 became his father's heir, Duke of Brabant. However, the marriage was not considered a happy one because her husband had several lovers whose children lived in his household. Nevertheless, the marriage strengthened the alliance between England and Brabant and led to the fact that John II, who had succeeded his father as Duke in 1294, supported his father-in - law in the Franco-English War from 1294 to 1298 . In January 1308 Margaret traveled with her husband to Boulogne , where her brother Edward II married a French princess and paid homage to the French king for his French possessions. She then traveled to Westminster for her brother's coronation . After the death of her husband in 1312, she was no longer of major political importance as a dowager duchess while her son was a minor. After her death in 1318, she was buried in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels . According to other sources, she died around 1333.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Prestwich: Edward I . Berkeley, University of California Press, 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 126
  2. ^ Westminster Abbey - Our History: Margaret, daughter of Edward I. Retrieved October 12, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Cracroft's Peerage: The Early House of Plantagenet (1154-1327). Retrieved October 12, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Michael Prestwich: Edward I . Berkeley, University of California Press, 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 126
  5. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 317
  6. ↑ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 126
  7. ^ Mary Anne Everett Green: Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest . Volume 2, H. Colburn, London 1849, p. 379
  8. ^ Mary Anne Everett Green: Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest . Volume 2, H. Colburn, London 1849, p. 380
  9. ^ Mary Anne Everett Green: Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest . Volume 2, H. Colburn, London 1849, p. 387
  10. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 387
  11. ^ Mary Anne Everett Green: Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest . Volume 2, H. Colburn, London 1849, p. 394
  12. ^ Mary Anne Everett Green: Lives of the princesses of England, from the Norman conquest . Volume 2, H. Colburn, London 1849, p. 400
  13. ↑ Michael Prestwich: Edward I . Berkeley, University of California Press, 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 126
personal data
SURNAME Margarete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Margaret
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English king's daughter, Duchess of Brabant
DATE OF BIRTH March 1275 or September 11, 1275
DATE OF DEATH 1318 or around 1333