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Isabelle de Hainaut: ancestress of the Capetian, Valois, and Bourbon dynasties

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Medieval BlogPosted April 6, 2021

Isabelle de Hainaut, Queen of France, was the first wife of King Philippe II of France known as Augustus. She was born in Valenciennes on the 5th of April 1170 to Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and his wife, Countess Marguerite I of Flanders. Isabelle was their oldest daughter and...

Tags: history of france, House of Capet, Isabella of Hainaut, Isabelle de Hainault, Isabelle of Hainaut, King Philippe II of France, Philippe II of France known as Augustus
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