Isabella of France, Queen of Navarre
| Isabella of France | |
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| Queen consort of Navarre Countess consort of Champagne |
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| Tenure | 1258–1270 |
| Born | 2 March 1241 |
| Died | 17 April 1271 (aged 30) Provence |
| Burial | Provins, France |
| Spouse | Theobald II of Navarre |
| House | Capet |
| Father | Louis IX of France |
| Mother | Margaret of Provence |
Isabella of France (2 March 1241 – 17 April 1271) was a daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. She was married to Theobald II of Navarre, eldest son of Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Navarre on 6 April 1255. Isabelle became Queen consort of Navarre.
Louis IX wanted to make peace with Navarre so he married Isabella off to Theobald. The Archbishop of Rouen celebrated the marriage between Isabella and Theobald II, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne, on 6 April 1255 in Melun. The bridegroom was 16 and the bride 14 years old.
Together with her husband and her father, the very pious Isabella travelled with the Eighth Crusade in July 1270. Her father died there in August of the same year. Then, in December, Isabella's husband died of an epidemic while in Sicily. After the deaths of both her father and husband, Isabella returned to France and lived in Provence until her death only two months later in 1271.
Isabella is buried next to her husband in Provins.
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