Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans 1371-1408

On 8th October 1360 [her father] Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 8] and [her mother] Isabelle Valois [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 41] and [her grandmother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1371 Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans was born to Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 19] and Isabelle Valois [aged 23].

In 1372 [her mother] Isabelle Valois [aged 24] died in childbirth.

In 1374 [her future husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 1] and Catherine Hungary [aged 4] were married. She the daughter of Louis I King Hungary King Poland [aged 47] and Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of [her uncle] King Charles V of France [aged 35] and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France [aged 35]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 2nd October 1380 [her father] Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 28] and [her step-mother] Caterina Visconti Duke Milan [aged 19] were married in the Church of San Giovanni in Conca. They were first cousins.

In 1386 [her future husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 13] was appointed Duke Touraine.

In 1389 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 16] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 37] and Isabelle Valois. He the son of King Charles V of France and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

Life of Charles VI by a Monk of St Denis. On the twenty-sixth day of the month of May, Lady Valentina, wife of the [her husband] Lord Duke of Touraine, gave birth to a son in the royal house of Saint-Pol in Paris. Two days later he was baptised there with great solemnity, and, having been lifted from the sacred font by the Lord Duke of Bourbon, was named Charles. The father, although still of youthful age and in many practical matters easily following his heart, nevertheless looked to the future with a keen eye and, wishing to enrich his offspring with ample possessions, acquired the county of Blois by purchase. He quickly brought the count to this, since he had no male heir, for his son, who had taken the daughter of the Duke of Berry as his wife, had died. By title of purchase also he bought, for himself and his heirs, the land of the Lord de Fora, the Lord de Gandelus, and of many other knights dwelling in the diocese of Reims, with the condition added that they should receive the revenues and profits of their lordships for as long as they lived among men. Again yielding to his brother's prayers, the king gave him the duchy of Orléans in exchange for the duchy of Touraine, to be possessed in perpetuity. The people of Orléans bore this with difficulty and, not fearing to incur the duke's indignation, at once, by the unanimous consent of all, sent envoys to the king, to persuade him that they should not be separated from the crown. The chief bearer of the embassy was the Bishop of Orléans, Lord John Nico, who was called, and not undeservedly, the jewel among the lawyers of the world. When he had been placed in the council of princes who attend by office upon secret deliberations, after the proper words of greeting, they report, under correction, that he spoke as follows:

Mensis mali sexta et vicesima die domina Valencia, domini ducis de Turonia uxor, in domo regia sancti Pauli Parisius fillum peperit, qui ibidem post biduum cum magna solemnitate baptizatus, et a domino duce Borboniensi de sacro fonte levatus, nominatus est Karolus. Pater autem, quamvis juvenilis etatis existens in multis agibilibus cor facile sequeretur, futura tamen previdens oculo perspicaci et prolem cupiens amplis ditare possessionibus, comitatum Blesensem empcionis titulo acquisivit et ad id comitem cito inducit, cum heredem masculum non haberet; nam filius ejus obierat, qui filiam ducis Biturie duxerat in uxorem. Titulo etiam empcionis terram domini de Fora, domini de Gandelus, multorumque aliorum militum in diocesi Remensi manencium pro se et heredibus suis emit, addita condicione quod dominiorum resditus et proventus perciperent quamdiu vitam ducerent in humanis; Fraternis precibus iterum rex acquiescens eidem ducatum Aurelianensem pro ducatu Turonie tradidit perpetuo possidendum. Quod egre Aurelianenses ferentes, nec verentes indignacionem ducis incurrere, omnium consensu unanimi mox direxerunt ad regem, qui sibi persuaderent ne separarentur a corona. Nuncii bajulus extitit principalis episcopus Aurelianensis dominus Johannes Nicho, qui inter orbis legistas gemma nec immerito vocabatur. Quem in consistorio principum constitutum qui secretis colloquiis ex officio assistunt post debitum salutacionis affatum sub correctione refferunt sic loquutum:

Life Charles VI by a Monk of St Denis [~1420]. 22nd August 1393. While the king was thus troubled by the inconveniences of strangers, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of August, in the royal house of Saint Paul, the venerable queen bore him a daughter [Marie Valois], who was called Mary after being baptized; and she vowed to dedicate her to God and to commit her to His service perpetually, if He would free her from the darkness of ignorance and approve the vow she had made. Not long after, the Duchess of Orléans [aged 22], the wife of the [her husband] Lord Duke of Orléans [aged 21], the brother of the king, bore a son, whom it pleased to name Philip.

Dum sic rex peregrinis vexaretur incommodis, mensis augusti vicesima quarta die, in domo regia Sancti Pauli ei peperit fliam regina venerabilis, que baptizata Maria vocata fuit; et hanc Deo dicandam et ejus servicio perpetuo mancipandam vovit, si ipsum a tenebris ignorancie liberaret et votum quod emiserat approbaret. Nec multum post, domina Aurelianensis ducissa, uxor domini ducis Aurelianensis, fratris regis, filium peperit, quem Philippum placuit nominare.

On 24th November 1394 [her son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans was born to [her husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 22] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 23]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married 1. 1406 his first cousin Isabella Valois Queen Consort England and had issue 2. 1410 his second cousin Bonne Armagnac Duchess Orléans, daughter of Bernard VII Count Armagnac and Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy 3. 1440 his second cousin once removed Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans, daughter of Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves, and had issue.

On 11th May 1395 [her father] Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 43] was created 1st Duke Milan by Wenceslaus IV of Behemia King Romans [aged 34] for 100,000 florins. [her step-mother] Caterina Visconti Duke Milan [aged 34] by marriage Duchess Milan.

In July 1396 [her son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus was born to [her husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 24] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 25]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married 1410 his second cousin Catherine Valois Countess Vertus, daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy.

Life Charles VI by a Monk of St Denis [~1420]. [July 1396]. In the month of July, the venerable Duchess of Orléans [aged 25] gave birth to a son [Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus] for her lord the duke [aged 24], whom Duke Philip of Burgundy, the king's uncle, raised from the sacred font and named with his own name.

Mense jullio, Aurelianensis venerabilis ducissa domino duci viro suo peperit filium, quem dux Burgundie Philippus, regis patruus, de sacro fonte levavit, et eum suo nomine appellavit.

On 26th June 1399 [her son] John Valois Orléans was born to [her husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 27] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 28]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married 31st August 1449 Marguerite Rohan and had issue.

In April 1401 [her daughter] Marie Valois was born to [her husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 29] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 30]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. She died aged less than one years old.

In April 1401 [her daughter] Marie Valois died.

On 3rd September 1402 [her father] Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan [aged 50] died.

In 1406 Charles Valois Duke Orléans [aged 11] and Isabella Valois Queen Consort England [aged 16] were married at Compiègne, Oise. She by marriage Duchess Orléans. She the daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [aged 37] and Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France [aged 36]. He the son of Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 33] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 35]. They were first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 4th December 1406 [her daughter] Margaret Valois was born to [her husband] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 34] and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 35]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. She married 1423 her second cousin Richard Montfort, son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England, and had issue.

On 4th December 1408 Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans [aged 37] died.