Isabella of France

Timeline

1. 1295–1308Paris · Île-de-FranceIsabella, daughter of Philip IV and Joan of Navarre, grew up at the French court and in 1308 married King Edward II of England through a political alliance.
2. 1308–1327London · Greater LondonAs queen, Isabella was long embroiled in the power struggle between Edward II and his favorites the Despensers, traveling repeatedly between England and France on diplomatic missions from 1314 to 1320 and gradually building independent political influence.
3. 1326–1358Hertfordshire · HertfordshireIn 1326 she invaded England from France with Roger Mortimer, deposing Edward II and installing Edward III; after Edward III overthrew Mortimer's faction in 1330, she gradually withdrew from politics.