Isabelle de Coucy

Not to be confused with her step-mother, Isabella, Countess of Bedford.

Isabelle de Coucy^{[note 1]} (or Isabel; c. 1386 – c. 1411^[1]) was Countess consort of Nevers and Rethel from 1409 until her death as the first wife of Philip II, Count of Nevers.

Isabelle de Coucy
Countess consort of Nevers
Tenure	9 April 1409 – 1411
Born	1386 (1386)
Died	1411 (aged 24–25)
Spouse(s)	Philip II, Count of Nevers ​ ​ (m. 1409)​
Father	Enguerrand VII de Coucy
Mother	Isabelle of Lorraine

Biography

Her father's coat of arms.

Isabelle was born in 1386, she was the only daughter of Enguerrand VII de Coucy and his second wife, Isabelle of Lorraine.^[2][3]

Marriage and issue

On 9 April 1409, Isabelle married Philip II, Count of Nevers in Soissons, France.^[1][2] They had two children:

• Philip of Nevers (1410–1411/aft. 1415); died young
• Margaret of Nevers (1411–1411/1412); died young

Notes

1. (French pronunciation: [izabɛl də kusi])

References

Citations

1. Vaughan 2002, p. xviii.
2. Cokayne 1926, p. 228-229.
3. Warner 2023.

Works cited

• Vaughan, Richard (2002) [1970]. Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy. Vol. 3. Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851159171.
• Cokayne, George Edward (1926). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain. Vol. 6. St. Catherine Press, Limited.
• Warner, Kathryn (23 March 2023) [2023]. The Granddaughters of Edward III. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781526779267.