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

1301 Edward II Created Prince of Wales

1307 Death of King Edward I

1318 Death of Queen Consort Margaret of France

1254 Wedding of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile

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.

Edward I and Margaret of France Wedding

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%.

Edward II Created Prince of Wales

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 23 Apr 1307 [her step-daughter] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 35) died at Clare, Suffolk [Map].

Death of King Edward I

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.

Death of Queen Consort Margaret of France

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%.

Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Royal Ancestors of Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318

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

Royal Descendants of Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318

King Richard II of England

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Queen Anne Boleyn of England

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Queen Catherine Howard of England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318

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

GrandFather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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 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 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 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 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 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 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