Martha of Armagnac

Martha of Armagnac
Duchess of Girona and Countess of Cervera
Tenure	24 June 1373 – 13 July 1378
Born	after 18 February 1347 Armagnac
Died	July 13, 1378 Zaragoza
Burial	Convent of St. Francis
Spouse	John, Duke of Girona
Issue among others...	Joanna, Countess of Foix
House	House of Armagnac House of Aragon
Father	John I of Armagnac
Mother	Beatrice of Clermont
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Martha of Armagnac (after 18 February 1347 – 23 October 1378) was the youngest child of John I of Armagnac and his second wife Beatrice of Clermont. She was the first wife of John I of Aragon but never became Queen consort of Aragon because she was outlived by her father-in-law Peter IV of Aragon.

Martha was the youngest of three children. Her elder brother was John II of Armagnac, who succeeded their father. Her sister was Joanna of Armagnac who married John, Duke of Berry and was mother of Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, amongst others.

Her maternal grandparents were Jean de Clermont and his wife Jeanne de Dargies. Jean was son of Robert, Count of Clermont and his wife Beatrice, Dame de Bourbon. Robert was son of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence.

Martha's paternal grandparents were Bernard VI of Armagnac and his wife Cecile de Rodez.

Martha was not named in domini Johannis comitis Armaniaci which listed the names of her family, so she must have been born after its making on 18 February 1347.

Martha was a proposed wife for Peter II of Alençon in 1370 but he instead married Marie, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine.

During these years, Peter IV of Aragon had sought an alliance with Philip VI of France to prevent a new war with Castile. In 1370 he negotiated a marriage for his heir; John, Duke of Girona with Jeanne of France, daughter of Philip VI but the project failed when the princess died on her journey to Barcelona in 1371. Moreover, Henry II of Castile became an ally necessary to Charles V of France (who had helped get the Castilian throne), as demonstrated with the triumph of his army against the English at the Battle of La Rochelle (June 1372).

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