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Isabeau of Bavaria

Type Figure Region France Time 1370–1435 Also known as Isabella of Bavaria

Queen of France (r. 1385–1422), born in Bavaria in 1370, married Charles VI in 1385;…

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  1. 1370–1410Paris · Île-de-FranceMarried Charles VI in 1385 and bore several children. After the king's mental breakdown in 1392 she took part in the regency as queen, mediating between the Burgundian and Orléanist factions.
  2. 1411–1418Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter the Armagnac–Burgundian civil war erupted in full in 1411, Isabeau successively allied with the Duke of Burgundy and then turned to the Armagnac faction. In 1418 Paris was taken by the Burgundians, and the balance of court power shifted dramatically once again.
  3. 1419–1420Troyes · Grand EstAmid the assassination of John the Fearless and Philip the Good's alliance with England, Isabeau took part in the negotiations and pushed through the Treaty of Troyes, recognizing Henry V as heir to France and arranging the marriage of her daughter Catherine.
  4. 1420–1435Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter Charles VI's death in 1422, Isabeau withdrew behind the scenes as queen mother, her political influence gradually waning; she died in Paris in 1435.

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