Isabella de Lusignan Angoulême

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BIOGRAPHY FROM GENEALOGICS.ORG:
Isabella d'Angoulême was born about 1188, daughter of Adhémar, Comte d'Angoulême, and Alix/Alide de Courtenay. Isabella was only twelve and engaged to Hugues 'le Brun' de Lusignan when King John of England became infatuated with her. Wanting her to be queen of England, her parents had the engagement annulled and allowed her to marry King John.

Seven years later she gave birth to their first child, the future King Henry III, soon to be followed by two more children. However John was an unfaithful husband and Isabella's flirtations also caused disharmony between them. In 1212 John had Isabella locked up at Gloucester, but a year later they became reconciled and two more children were born.

When John died in 1216 Isabella was at Gloucester with her children, and she immediately proclaimed their eldest son to be King Henry III. For safety against the French invaders she sent her younger son Richard to Ireland. In July 1217 she returned to France where she met her old fiancé, Hugues X 'le Brun' de Lusignan, who was by now engaged to Isabella's daughter Joan. However, as Joan was only ten years old and Hugues needed an heir soon, he married Isabella instead and they became the parents of five sons and at least three daughters.

Henry III had not been consulted about his mother's remarriage, and even though he was only thirteen he deprived his mother of her dowry. It took a year before they were reconciled.

In 1242 Hugues and Isabella were accused of plotting against the life of King Louis IX of France. Isabella attended the court but remained seated on her horse, and when she realised the hearing would go against her she rode off to take refuge in the abbey of Fontevraud. Although Hugues de Lusignan was able to placate the French king, Isabella remained at Fontevraud for the rest of her life, died and was bu

Family/Spouse: John King of England Plantagenet. John (son of Henry II King of England Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine Aquitaine) was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henry III King of England Plantagenet was born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1272 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England.