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Birth: Isabella of France (1 abr 1295 año – 1 ene 1296 año)

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Date of Birth unknown: Between April 1295 and January 1296
Queen Consort of England
House of Capet
She-Wolf of France , Isabella the Fair

* Resembled her father : Slender and Pale-Skinned (May have followed the era's beauty standards of blonde and full-faced instead)
* Charming and diplomatic. Convincing nature which drew people to follow her. Highly Intelligent.

Supporting her husband through his first affair, Isabella has enough with the second, gathering an army and overthrowing her husband, becoming regent for her son. During her time as Regent, she resolves the war with Scotland .

Fictional Portrayals:
Christopher Marlowe - Edward II (1592)
- Isabella is portrayed as beautiful, but
manipulative and wicked , changing her
historical portrayal forever.
Thomas Gray - The Bard (1757)
- Combines Marlowes description of
Isabella and Shakespeare's description of
Margaret of Anjou creating the "She-Wolf
of France" , the nickname stuck.
Bertolt Brecht - The Life of Edward II of England (1923)
- Reinforced the nickname


Derek Jarman - Edward II (1991) portrayed by Tilda Swinton
- Femme Fatale Depiction
Mel Gibson - Braveheart - Portrayed by Sophie Marceau
- Sympathetic Reimagining as the love
affair with William Wallace (which is
inaccurate)

Familial Line
Paternal: Philip IV of France
Maternal: Joan I of Navarre
Siblings: Margaret (1288-1294)
Louis X of France (1289-1316)
Blanche (1290-1294)
Philip V of France (1293-1322)
Charles IV of France (1294-1328)
Robert (1297-1308)

Spouse(s): Edward II of England (M 1308-1327)
Children: Edward III of England (1312-1377)
John of Elthram (1316-1336)
Eleanor of Woodstock (1318-1355)
Joan of the Tower (1321-1362)

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fecha:

1 abr 1295 año
1 ene 1296 año
~ 9 months

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