Isabella of Aragon (1243–1271)

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Isabella of Aragon (1243–1271)

Queen of France. Name variations: Isabel or Isabelle. Born in 1243 (some sources cite 1247); died in 1271; daughter of James I, king of Aragon (r. 1213–1276), and Iolande of Hungary (1215–1251); became first wife of Philip III the Bold (1245–1285), king of France (r. 1270–1285), in 1262; children: Blanche of France (c. 1266–1305, who married Rudolf III, king of Bohemia); Philip IV (1268–1214), king of France (r. 1285–1314); Charles I (1270–1325), count of Valois. Philip's second wife was Marie of Brabant (c. 1260–1321).

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