Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy

Agnes of France
Agnes of France
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure	1271–1306
Born	c. 1260
Died	19 December 1327 (aged 66–67); Château de Lantenay
Burial	Cîteaux Abbey
Spouse	Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Issue	Hugh V; Blanche, Countess of Savoy; Margaret, Queen of France; Joan, Queen of France; Odo IV; Louis, King of Thessalonica; Mary, Countess of Bar; Robert, Count of Tonnerre
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was a Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son in 1306–1311.

Life

She was the youngest daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence.^[1] She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood.

She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy^[2] in 1279, and became the mother of eight children. On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311. She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.

Issue

Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315).^[2]
Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy.
Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France.
Joan (ca.1290–1348), married count of Maine and Valois, later king Philip VI of France.
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350).
Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut.
Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar
Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy

16. Louis VII of France

8. Philip II of France

17. Adèle of Champagne

4. Louis VIII of France

18. Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut

9. Isabelle of Hainaut

19. Margaret I, Countess of Flanders

2. Louis IX of France

20. Sancho III of Castile

10. Alfonso VIII of Castile

21. Blanca Garcés of Navarre

5. Blanche of Castile

22. Henry II of England

11. Eleanor of England

23. Eleanor of Aquitaine

1. Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy

24. Alfonso II of Aragon

12. Alfonso II, Count of Provence

25. Sancha of Castile

6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence

26. Renier de Sabran

13. Garsenda of Forcalquier

27. Garsenda of Forcalquier

3. Margaret of Provence

28. Humbert III, Count of Savoy

14. Thomas I, Count of Savoy

29. Beatrice of Viennois

7. Beatrice of Savoy

30. William I of Geneva

15. Margaret of Geneva

31. Beatrix of Faucigny

References

↑ Topping 1974, p. 738.
1 2 Topping 1974, p. 109.

References

Topping, Peter (1974). "The Morea, 1364-1460". In Hazard, Harry W. A History of the Crusades. The University of Wisconsin Press.

Preceded by Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy	Duchess Consort of Burgundy 1279–1306	Succeeded by Joan III, Countess of Burgundy

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[FOOTNOTETopping1974738-1] Topping 1974, p. 738.

[FOOTNOTETopping1974109-2] 1 2 Topping 1974, p. 109.