Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483)

Margaret of Bourbon
Countess of Bresse Lady of Bugey
Born	5 February 1438
Died	24 April 1483(1483-04-24) (aged 45)
Spouse	Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Issue	Louise, Countess of Angoulême Girolamo Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
House	Bourbon
Father	Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Mother	Agnes of Burgundy

Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456) and Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476).^[1]

On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497).^[1] Her children from this marriage were:

1. Louise (1476–1531), married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême,^[1] had children including:
   1. Francis I of France^[2] whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.^[2]
   2. Marguerite of Navarre (1492–1549); Queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre.
2. Girolamo (1478)
3. Philibert II (1480–1504)^[1]

She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain.

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References

Sources

• Hand, Joni M. (2013). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
• Knecht, R.J. (1982). Francis I. Cambridge University Press.