Margaret of Burgundy Queen of France and Navarre

  General Notes:

Margaret was born in 1290. She was the second daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (1248\endash 1306) and Agnes of France (1260\endash 1327), the youngest daughter of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. As such, she was a member of House of Burgundy, a branch of the Capetian dynasty.

In 1305, Margaret married her first cousin once removed, Louis, who had inherited the crown of Navarre from his deceased mother, Queen Joan I. They had one daughter, Joan (born 1312, died 1349).

Early in 1314, Margaret was caught in an alleged act of adultery in the Tour de Nesle Affair. Her sister-in-law Isabella of France was a witness against her, and Margaret was imprisoned at Château Gaillard along with her sister-in-law Blanche of Burgundy.

On November of the same year, Louis I of Navarre ascended the French throne as Louis X of France, thus Margaret became Queen of France, although she remained confined, as Louis would not revoke her punishment for adultery, nor have her crowned as a queen consort. Without an incumbent pope, Louis had no means of annulling his marriage. After poor treatment in prison, Queen Margaret caught a cold and died in 1315, although another source states that she was strangled to death ¹

Margaret married Louis X of France Capet the Quarrelsome, son of Philip Capet IV, King of France and Joan I of Navarre. (Louis X of France Capet the Quarrelsome was born on 4 Oct 1289 and died on 5 Jun 1316 ¹.)