British Monarch. Queen consort of King Edward II. Daughter of Philippe IV the Fair of France and Joan of Navarre. She married Edward in 1308, shortly after he'd ascended the throne. Isabella never held the title of Princess of Wales, as portrayed in the film Braveheart. Though the marriage produced 4 children, Edward had homosexual preferences, and the union was not a happy one. When her brother Charles IV of France seized Edward's French holdings, Isabella sailed to France to raise an army against her husband. There she became involved with Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Together the lovers raised an army and invaded England, forcing Edward to abdicate in favor of his eldest son, Edward III. The young king was only 14, and Isabella and Mortimer ruled as regents. They plotted to kill the deposed king (some believe they did cause his death), but Edward III remembered their disloyalty, and had Mortimer executed for treason. His mother was forced to retire to Castle Rising in Norfolk, where she died.
Bio by: Kristen Conrad
Family Members
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Philippe IV of France
1268–1314
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Jeanne I de Navarre
1273–1305
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Edward II
1284–1327
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Roger Mortimer
1287–1330
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Louis X of France
1289–1316
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Blanche de France
1290–1294
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Philippe V
1293–1322
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Charles IV
1294–1328
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Robert de France
1297–1307
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Edward III
1312–1377
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John Plantagenet of Eltham
1316–1336
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Eleanor Of Woodstock
1318–1355
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Joan Plantagenet
1321–1362
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