Margaret of Bourbon, Lady of Albret

Margaret of Bourbon

Marguerite de Bourbon, Lady of Albret (1344 – 1416) was a daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and his wife Isabella of France, who was a daughter of Charles of France. Margaret was a member of the House of Bourbon.

Margaret married Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret, on 30 June 1368; the marriage was the outcome of a secret treaty between Charles V of France and Arnaud Amanieu. The couple had one son, Charles d'Albret, who became Count of Dreux and Constable of France. He was killed at the Battle of Agincourt.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Margaret of Bourbon, Lady of Albret

8. Robert, Count of Clermont 4. Louis I, Duke of Bourbon 9. Beatrice, Lady of Bourbon 2. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon 10. John II, Count of Holland 5. Mary of Avesnes 11. Philippa of Luxembourg 1. Marguerite de Bourbon, Lady of Albret 12. Philip III of France 6. Charles, Count of Valois 13. Isabella of Aragon 3. Isabella of Valois 14. Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol 7. Mahaut of Châtillon 15. Marie of Brittany

Sources

• Autrand, Françoise (1994). Charles V (in French). Fayard.