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Biography of Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 1404-1432
Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia
1385 Double Marriage of the Burgundian Court
1419 Murder of John the Fearless
1431 French Coronation of Henry VI
On 12 Apr 1385 a double wedding of the Burgundian Court was celebrated with brother and sister [her father] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 13) and [her aunt] Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 10) getting married ...
John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and [her mother] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 48) and [her grandmother] Margaret Silesia. He the son of [her grandfather] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 43) and [her grandmother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 37). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her uncle] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland (age 20) and Margaret Valois Countess Holland were married. She the daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Margaret Silesia. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 30 Sep 1404 Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford was born to John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 33) and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 41).
On 10 Sep 1419 Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 16) and [her father] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 48) met on the bridge at Montereau to progress their peace negotiations. During the course of the discussions John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy was assassinated. His son [her brother] Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 23) succeeded III Duke Burgundy. Michelle Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 24) by marriage Duchess Burgundy.
On 23 Jan 1423 [her mother] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 60) died.
On 13 May 1423 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 33) and Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford (age 18) were married at Troyes, France [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford She the daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1428 [her brother-in-law] Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 37) and Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun.
On 05 Jan 1430 [her sister-in-law] Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark (age 35) died at Cloister Church, Vadstena, Linköping.
On 16 Dec 1431 Henry VI (age 10) was crowned II King France: Lancaster at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map] by Cardinal Henry Beaufort (age 56). A somewhat futile exercise; the last gasps of the Hundred Years War. The ceremony had been arranged by [her husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 42). His wife Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford (age 27) attended.
Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 53) was appointed Carver.
Thomas Harrington (age 31), Richard Archer (age 44), Hugh Courtenay 12th Earl Devon and his son Thomas (age 17) attended.
Chronicle of Gregory 1433. 14 Nov 1432. And the same year deyde the Duchyes of Bedforde (age 28) in Fraunce, the wife of the [her husband] Regyaunte (age 43), whos terment was solempny holde at Syn Poulys [Map] in London.
On 22 Apr 1433 [her former husband] John Duke Bedford (age 43) and Jacquetta Luxemburg (age 18) were married at Thérouanne [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 43) and Margherita Baux (age 39). He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
The marriage caused a rift with [her brother] Philip "Good" Duke Burgundy (age 36), John's late wife's brother, who regarded the marriage, some five months after his sister's death, an insult to her memory. There was no issue from the marriage with John dying a year and a half later.
On 14 Sep 1435 [her former husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 46) died at Rouen Castle [Map] without legitimate issue. Duke Bedford, Duke Bedford, Earl Kendal and Earl Richmond extinct. [her former brother-in-law] Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 44) became heir to the throne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France 
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
GrandFather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Brabant
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Father: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Count Rethel
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip V King France I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy 
5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Reginar I Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England 
Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ludmilla Bohemia Duchess Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Palatine of the Rhine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen
GrandFather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault I Count Hainault 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Mother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Margaret Silesia
