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Chapter 20
Children of Eleanor of Brittany and Louis VIII
Philippe III of France b. 1202
Married to the Ambitious Berengaria of Castile the younger, he inherited the attitudes of his parents, but dominated by Berengaria of Castile who expelled Eleanor of Brittany from the court.
Constance of France b. 1204
Married Alexander II of Scotland became the Queen of Scotland would manage the peace between England and Scotland, she is close to William III of England.
Mathilde of France b. 1205
The wife of Ferdinand III of Castile, she would wield lesser powers and she would be dutiful wife to her husband compared to her sister in law, Berengaria of Castile.
William III of England b. 1206
Started the Capetian line of Kings of England, his wife Mathilde of Boulogne united the Blesvin and Angevin inheritance.
Eleanor of France b. 1209
Married Valdemar III of Denmark, the earlier Valdemar the Younger, son of Dagmar and she would have given him two sons, Canute b. 1228 and Henry b. 1242 who would succeed Valdemar III.
Raymond VIII of Toulouse and Provence b. 1215
Married Margaret of Provence, he started the line of the Provencal Capetians due to marrying Margaret of Provence, he received the Toulouse and the Margarviate of Provence from his parents after the County of Toulouse and Margarviate of Provence was confiscated, his son, Guilhem V of Provence(1240) is his successor, Raymond VIII is widely considered a saint due to his piety.
Saint Elizabeth b. 1218
She could read both Latin and the vernacular and enjoyed tales of chivalry as well as devotional texts. While pursuing the traditional feminine interests such as embroidery, she took special pleasure in working on priestly vestments. As a child, she requested spiritual direction and became even more devoted to the Lord under the guidance of the Franciscans. By the papal bull of 26 May 1254, Pope Innocent IV allowed her to retain some Franciscan friars as her special confessors.
She died at Longchamp on 23 February 1270, and was buried in the abbey church. After nine days her body was exhumed; according to the religious legend, it showed no signs of decay, and many miracles were said to have been wrought at her grave, she would be canonized as a saint many centuries later.
Philippe III of France b. 1202
Married to the Ambitious Berengaria of Castile the younger, he inherited the attitudes of his parents, but dominated by Berengaria of Castile who expelled Eleanor of Brittany from the court.
Constance of France b. 1204
Married Alexander II of Scotland became the Queen of Scotland would manage the peace between England and Scotland, she is close to William III of England.
Mathilde of France b. 1205
The wife of Ferdinand III of Castile, she would wield lesser powers and she would be dutiful wife to her husband compared to her sister in law, Berengaria of Castile.
William III of England b. 1206
Started the Capetian line of Kings of England, his wife Mathilde of Boulogne united the Blesvin and Angevin inheritance.
Eleanor of France b. 1209
Married Valdemar III of Denmark, the earlier Valdemar the Younger, son of Dagmar and she would have given him two sons, Canute b. 1228 and Henry b. 1242 who would succeed Valdemar III.
Raymond VIII of Toulouse and Provence b. 1215
Married Margaret of Provence, he started the line of the Provencal Capetians due to marrying Margaret of Provence, he received the Toulouse and the Margarviate of Provence from his parents after the County of Toulouse and Margarviate of Provence was confiscated, his son, Guilhem V of Provence(1240) is his successor, Raymond VIII is widely considered a saint due to his piety.
Saint Elizabeth b. 1218
She could read both Latin and the vernacular and enjoyed tales of chivalry as well as devotional texts. While pursuing the traditional feminine interests such as embroidery, she took special pleasure in working on priestly vestments. As a child, she requested spiritual direction and became even more devoted to the Lord under the guidance of the Franciscans. By the papal bull of 26 May 1254, Pope Innocent IV allowed her to retain some Franciscan friars as her special confessors.
She died at Longchamp on 23 February 1270, and was buried in the abbey church. After nine days her body was exhumed; according to the religious legend, it showed no signs of decay, and many miracles were said to have been wrought at her grave, she would be canonized as a saint many centuries later.
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