Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy

Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311.

Agnes of France
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure	1279–1306
Born	c. 1260
Died	19 December 1327 (aged 66–67) Château de Lantenay
Burial	Cîteaux Abbey
Spouse	Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Issue	Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Blanche, Countess of Savoy Margaret, Queen of France Joan, Queen of France Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Louis, King of Thessalonica Mary, Countess of Bar Robert, Count of Tonnerre
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence

Life

She was the youngest daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence of the Royal House of Barcelona.^[1] She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. As a daughter of the King of France, she was born a Princess.

She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy^[2] in 1279, and became the mother of eight children.

On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311.

She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.

Issue

• Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315).^[2]
• Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy^[3]
• Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France^[4]
• Joan (ca.1290–1348),^[5] married Philip, count of Maine and Valois later Philip VI of France^[6]
• Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)^[7]
• Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316),^[8] married Matilda of Hainaut.
• Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar^[9]
• Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre.

References

1. Topping 1974, p. 738.
2. Topping 1974, p. 109.
3. Manion & Muir 1998, p. 23.
4. Keane 2019, p. 231.
5. Setton 1975, p. 773.
6. Warner 2016, p. 14.
7. Bouchard 1995, p. 156.
8. Setton 1975, p. 780.
9. Bubenicek 2002, p. 54-55.

References

• Bouchard, Constance B. (1995). "Burgundy". In Kibler, William W.; Zinn, Grover A. (eds.). Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing.
• Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle (in French). Ecole des Chartes.
• Keane, Marguerite (2019). "Moving Possessions and Secure Posthumous Reputation: the Gifts of Jeanne of Burgundy (ca.1293-1349)". In Hamilton, Tracy Chapman; Proctor-Tiffany, Mariah (eds.). Moving Women Moving Objects (400–1500). Brill. pp. 228–246.
• Manion, Margaret M.; Muir, Bernard James, eds. (1998). The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship. University of Exeter Press.
• Setton, Kenneth Meyer, ed. (1975). A History of the Crusades: The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Vol. III. University of Wisconsin Press.
• Topping, Peter (1974). "The Morea, 1364-1460". In Hazard, Harry W. (ed.). A History of the Crusades. The University of Wisconsin Press.
• Warner, Kathryn (2016). Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen. Amberley Publishing.

Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy House of Capet Born: c. 1260 Died: 19 December 1327
Royal titles
Preceded by Beatrice of Navarre	Duchess consort of Burgundy 1279–1306	Succeeded by Joan III of Burgundy