Biography of Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 1256-1321

Paternal Family Tree: Reginar aka Percy

Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu 1145-1204

In 1251 [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 21) and [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Hugh IV Duke Burgundy (age 37) and [her grandmother] Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant and [her grandmother] Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1256 Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France was born to Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 26) and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 28 Feb 1261 [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 31) died. His son [her brother] Henry Reginar IV Duke Brabant (age 10) succeeded IV Duke Brabant.

On 28 May 1262 [her future husband] King Philip III of France (age 17) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and [her future mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23 Oct 1273 [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 40) died.

On 21 Aug 1274 King Philip III of France (age 29) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 03 May 1276 [her son] Louis I Count Évreux was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 31) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1278 [her daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 32) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 22). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1279 [her brother-in-law] Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 23) by marriage Lord Bourbon.

In 1279 [her uncle] Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 31) and [her sister-in-law] Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France and [her mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 58). He the son of [her grandfather] Hugh IV Duke Burgundy and [her grandmother] Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1279 [her daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 33) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1284 [her step-son] Charles Valois I Count Valois (age 13) was created I Count Valois.

On 06 Apr 1284 [her brother-in-law] Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 33) was killed at Salerno by Aragonese mercenaries. He had no issue; Count Alençon extinct.

On 16 Aug 1284 [her step-son] Philip IV King France (age 16) and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry I King Navarre and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 39) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 05 Oct 1285 [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 40) died. On 05 Oct 1285 His son [her step-son] Philip IV King France (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.

Edward I and Margaret of France Wedding

On 10 Sep 1299 [her son-in-law] King Edward I of England (age 60) and [her daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 20) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 43). He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 27) was present.

On 25 May 1300 [her son-in-law] Rudolph Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 18) and [her daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 44). He the son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria (age 44) and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In or before 1303 [her son] Louis I Count Évreux (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Artois Countess Évreux (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Évreux. He the son of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 46). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.