Biography of Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318
Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu 1145-1204
1254 Wedding of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
1299 Edward I and Margaret of France Wedding
On 01 Nov 1254 [her future husband] King Edward I of England (age 15) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. She the daughter of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 34). He the son of King Henry III of England (age 47) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 31). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 28 May 1262 [her father] 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 [her grandfather] King Louis IX of France (age 48) and [her grandmother] 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 21 Aug 1274 [her father] King Philip III of France (age 29) and [her mother] Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and [her grandmother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of [her grandfather] King Louis IX of France and [her grandmother] 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.
In 1279 Margaret of France Queen Consort England was born to 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.
On 05 Oct 1285 [her father] King Philip III of France (age 40) died. On 05 Oct 1285 His son [her half-brother] Philip IV King France (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.
On 10 Sep 1299 King Edward I of England (age 60) and 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 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 01 Jun 1300 [her son] Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk was born to [her husband] King Edward I of England (age 60) and Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 21) at Brotherton [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.81%.
On 07 Feb 1301 [her step-son] King Edward II of England (age 16) was created Prince of Wales by his father [her husband] King Edward I of England (age 61); the first English heir to receive the title. He was created 1st Earl Chester the same day.
On 05 Aug 1301 [her son] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent was born to [her husband] King Edward I of England (age 62) and Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 22) at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.81%.
On 14 Nov 1302 Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 26) and [her step-daughter] Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of [her husband] King Edward I of England (age 63) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex and Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford. They were third cousins.
On 23 Apr 1307 [her step-daughter] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 35) died at Clare, Suffolk [Map].
On 07 Jul 1307 [her husband] King Edward I of England (age 68) died at Burgh by Sands [Map] whilst on his way north to Scotland. His son [her step-son] King Edward II of England (age 23) succeeded II King of England. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Edward had gathered around him Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 29), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 35), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) and Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 33) and charged them with looking after his son in particular ensuring Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 23) didn't return from exile.
On 14 Feb 1318 Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 39) died at Marlborough Castle [Map]. She was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
[her son] Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was born to Guy Chatillon I Count Blois and Margaret of France Queen Consort England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.18%.
Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland
Anne Neville Queen Consort England
King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England
Queen Catherine Howard of England
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland
Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders
GrandFather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Father: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
GrandMother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders
GrandFather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Mother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthias Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha aka Judith Hohenstaufen Duchess Lorraine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
GrandMother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders
Great x 1 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard St Valery
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Donart
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu