Post by Celest Ferguson on Jul 26, 2013 15:15:02 GMT -5
This week in the Most Noble Order of the Rouse Clan we were to look up a person during our time period. The person I chose is Princess Isabella of France and England, because in the Order they say I am the Princess of the group. Now to get back on topic Princess Isabella was born in 1295 and died on August 22, 1358. She was born in the city of Paris, France and died in the city of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England. Her Father was Phillip IV of England and her Mother was Joan I of Navarre. At points and times of Isabella's life she was known as the She-wolf of France. She was the wife Edward II of England and she was the youngest and only surviving daughter to her parents. Isabella arrived in England at the age of Twelve and was the supporting wife of Edward II of England. As time and years went by, then in 1325 her marriage to Edward was at a breaking point. Soon after she began traveling to France under the guise of a diplomatic mission. On this mission she began having an affair with Roger Mortimer, where the two then agreed on deposing Edward and oust the Despenser family. In 1326 Isabella returned to England where she deposed of her husband and became regent on the behalf of her son Edward III. After the death of Edward II many believed that the murder was arranged by Isabella. Soon after Mortimer's and Isabella's regime began to crumble, partly because of her lavish spending, but also because The Queen would successfully, but unpopularly, resolved long-running problems such as the wars with Scotland. In 1330, Isabella's son Edward III deposed Mortimer in turn, taking back his authority and killing his Mothers lover. The Queen was not punished and lived many years in considerable style- although not in Edward III's court- until her death in 1358. As Isabella was married to Edward II they managed to have Four children, and she suffered at least one miscarriage. The names of there four children were; Edward III of Windsor, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, Eleanor of Woodstock (Married), and Joan of the Tower (Married). Princess after her death became a very popular "femme fatal" figure in plays and literature over the years, usually portrayed as a beautiful but cruel, manipulative figure.