Marie of France, Duchess of Bar

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Marie of France (18 September 1344 – 15 October 1404) was the sixth child and second daughter of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia.[1]

Marriage and issue

In 1364, Marie married Robert I, Duke of Bar.[1] Marie had an extensive library and obtained works about a variety of topics. She read romances and poetry, but also works about history and theology. Jean d'Arras dedicated his Roman de Mélusine to Marie.[2]

Marie and Robert had:

  • Charles of Bar (d. 1392)
  • Henry of Bar (d. October 1397)[3] in Treviso, Italy, of the plague; married Marie de Coucy, Countess of Soissons
  • Philip of Bar (d. 25 September 1396),[3] killed at the Battle of Nicopolis
  • Edward III, Duke of Bar (d. 25 October 1415),[3] killed at the Battle of Agincourt
  • John of Bar (d. 25 October 1415), killed at the Battle of Agincourt
  • Louis, Duke of Bar (d. 1431). Bishop of Verdun and bishop of Chalon, later a Cardinal.[3]
  • Marie of Bar, married William II, Marquis of Namur in 1384
  • Yolande of Bar (c. 1365 - 1431), married John I of Aragon in 1384[3]
  • Bonne of Bar, married Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny in 1393
  • Joanna of Bar (d. 15 January 1402, married Theodore II, Marquis of Montferrat in 1393
  • Yolande the Younger of Bar, named after older sister for uncertain reasons, married Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg

References

  1. 1.[1.2]d'Arras 2012, p. 234.
  2. 2.Péporté 2011, p. 77.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5]Rohr 2016, P2. The Second House of Anjou.