Countess of Bresse
Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456) and Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476).[ 1]
On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497).[ 1] Her children from this marriage were:
Louise (1476–1531), married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême ,[ 1] had children including:
Francis I of France whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy .
Marguerite of Navarre (1492–1549); Queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre .
Girolamo (1478)
Philibert II (1480–1504)[ 1]
She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain. Her tomb is now in the Royal Monastery of Brou , which her daughter-in-law Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy began in 1506 to house the tombs of Philbert after his early death, as well as Margaret and eventually herself.
The tomb of Margaret in the Royal Monastery of Brou , Bourg-en-Bresse
Ancestors
Ancestors of Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483)
References
Sources
Hand, Joni M. (2013). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550 . Ashgate Publishing Limited.
Knecht, R.J. (1982). Francis I . Cambridge University Press.
2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 7th generation 8th generation 9th generation 10th generation 11th generation 12th generation 13th generation 14th generation 15th generation 16th generation 17th generation 18th generation 19th generation *also a princess of Savoy by birth **Princess of Savoy-Genoa ***Princess of Savoy-Aosta