Marie of Armagnac

Marie of Armagnac (c. 1420–1473) was a French noblewoman, daughter of John IV of Armagnac and his second wife, Isabella of Navarre.^[1]

Marie of Armagnac
Duchess of Alençon
Born	1420
Died	25 July 1473 (aged 52–53) Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche
Spouse	John II of Alençon ​ (m. 1437)​
Issue	Catherine of Alençon René of Alençon
House	Armagnac
Father	John IV of Armagnac
Mother	Isabella of Navarre

Marriage and children

On 30 April 1437, Marie became the second wife of John II of Alençon.^[2] Their marriage was at the Chateau L'Isle-Jourdain. They had two surviving children:

• Catherine (1452–1505)^[3]
• René of Alençon (1454–1492).^[2]

Marie died on 25 July 1473 at Cloister Mortagne-au-Perche. Her husband died three years later, on 8 September 1476 in Paris.

References

1. des Noes 2004, p. 71.
2. Potter 1995, p. 375.
3. Pernoud & Clin 1998, p. 173.

Sources

• des Noes, François Bouvier (2004). Procédures politiques du règne de Louis XI: le procès de René d'Alençon, comte du Perche, 1481-1483 (in French). Vol. 1. Atelier national de reproduction des thèses.
• Pernoud, Regine; Clin, Narue-Veronique (1998). Wheeler, Bonnie (ed.). Joan of Arc: Her Story. Translated by Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay. St. Martin's Press.
• Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.

Marie of Armagnac House of Armagnac Born: 1420 1473
Preceded by Jeanne of Valois	Duchess of Alençon 1437–1473	Succeeded by Marguerite of Tancarville