Marguerite de Valois (1407-1458)

See also: Marguerite de France, Marguerite de Valois

Marguerite de Valois was born in 1407 and died in 1458.

Illegitimate girl of the king de France Charles VI and of his mistress Odette de Champdivers.

Biography

In 1418, the king, controlled by the Duke of Burgundy, gives to Odette de Champdivers and Marguerite de Valois, her daughter, the products of the toll of Saint-Jean-with-Losne, in Burgundy, and of the wheel of Troyes. In 1422, from April at October, the government of Charles VI of France dying man allocates in Marguerite de Valois, girl of Odette de Champdivers, the sum of five hundred books per annum, its life during, on the toll of Saint-Jean-with-Losne.

After the death of the king, Odette, with her already large daughter, is reduced with misery by the suppression of her emoluments. Then it comes to seek a refuge in its native land calling upon, to remain the protection of the Duc of Burgundy. Not very satisfied with extremely measured liberalities Philippe the Good, the two princesses remembers that Mathilde has royal blood in the veins.

In April 1424, Odette de Champdivers is placed with Dijon in the hotel trade of the Iron Cross.

Having plotted and spy for France, Odette de Champdivers is called in justice like her daughter, but one puts a certain solemnity at it, because it is the Rolin chancellor who questions them in the presence of people of the large council of the duke. Misses de Champdivers and her daughter support this test with much address of intelligence and firmness.

After 1424, Mathilde takes refuge in the Dauphiné.

Charles VII of France recognizes for his/her natural sister, Marguerite de Valois and makes it legitimate by letters dated with Montrichard from the month of January 1427.

Marguerite de Valois (1407-1458 marries in 1428 the lord of Belleville-in-Poitou and Montaigu, Jean III of Harpedane , Sénéchal of Saintonge, Chambellan of Charles VII of France, wire of Jean II of Belleville and Jeanne de Mussidan. He is promised to him by his marriage contract twenty thousand sheep of gold. Charles VII of France grants the right to him to carry the broken weapons of France of a gold bar.

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