Margaret of Baux (French: Marguerite des Baux, Italian: Margherita del Balzo; 1394 – 15 November 1469) was a Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and of Conversano. She was a member of the noble House of Baux of the Kingdom of Naples, which had its origins in Provence dating back to the 11th century. Her husband was Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and of Conversano (1390 – 31 August 1433).

Margaret of Baux
Countess of Brienne, of Conversano, and of Saint-Pol
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Born1394
Died15 November 1469 (aged 74–75)
Noble familyHouse of Baux (by birth)
Spouse(s)Peter of Luxembourg
IssueLouis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol
Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Thibaud of Luxembourg
Jacques of Luxembourg
Valeran of Luxembourg
Jean of Luxembourg
Catherine of Luxembourg
Isabelle of Luxembourg
Philippa of Luxembourg
FatherFrancis of Baux
MotherSueva Orsini

Family

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Margaret was born in 1394, the daughter of Francis of Baux and his third wife Sueva Orsini.[1] She was a descendant of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England (daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angouleme,[2] through their fourth son Guy de Montfort and his eldest daughter Anastasia de Montfort. Her paternal grandparents were Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Squillace, and Marguerite d'Aulnay, and her maternal grandparents were Nicolo Orsini, Count of Nola, Senator of Rome (27 August 1331 – 14 February 1399), and Jeanne de Sabran (1296 - 1375).

Marriage and issue

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On 8 May 1405, Margaret married Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol,[3] of Brienne, and of Conversano (1390 – 31 August 1433), the eldest son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir and Marguerite of Enghien, Countess of Brienne and of Conversano, Heiress of Enghien. Peter inherited his mother's fiefs, which included the counties of Brienne and Conversano. He succeeded his aunt Jeanne of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol and Ligny, as Count of Saint-Pol in 1430. His younger brother John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, an ally of the English during the Hundred Years War, received Joan of Arc as his prisoner, and subsequently sold her to the English, for 10,000 livres.

Peter and Margaret had:

Margaret died on 15 November 1469 at the age of 75 and was buried in Cercamp Abbey, Frévent, Pas-de-Calais.[2] Her husband Peter had died of plague in August 1433.[4]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Baldwin 2010, p. Table 4.
  2. ^ a b Richardson 2011, p. 538.
  3. ^ Russell 1995, p. 191.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lefèvre 2006, p. table 3.

Sources

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  • Baldwin, David (2010). Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower. The History Press.
  • Lefèvre, Sylvie (2006). Antoine de la Sale: la fabrique de l'œuvre et de l'écrivain (in French). Librairie Droz.
  • Richardson, Douglas (2011). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (2nd ed.).
  • Russell, Peter Edward (1995). Portugal, Spain, and the African Atlantic, 1343-1490: Chivalry and Crusade from John of Gaunt to Henry the Navigator. Variorum.