Marguerite/Margaret de Baux, Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and of Conversano

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret was born in 1394, the daughter of Francis of Baux by his third wife Sveva Orsini, a descendant of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England (daughter of King John of England).

Her paternal grandparents were Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Squillace, and Marguerite d'Aulnay, and her maternal grandparents were Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola, Senator of Rome (27 August 1331-14 February 1399), and Jeanne de Sabran.

Margaret married Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and of Conversano (1390 ? 31 August 1433), the eldest son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir and Marguerite of Enghien, Countess of Brienne and of Conversano, Heiress of Enghien. Peter inherited his mother's fiefs, which included the counties of Brienne and Conversano. He succeeded his aunt Jeanne of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol and Ligny, as Count of Saint-Pol.

Peter and Margaret had nine children including:

Louis of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, de Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano, Constable of France (1418-19 December 1475), married firstly, in 1435, Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons (1415-14 May 1462), by whom he had issue, and from whom descended King Henry IV of France and Mary, Queen of Scots. He married secondly, Marie of Savoy (20 March 1448-1475), by whom he had further issue. He was beheaded in Paris in 1475 for treason against King Louis XI.

Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415/1416-30 May 1472), married firstly in 1433, John, Duke of Bedford, and secondly, in secret, c.1436, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, by whom she had at least 13 children, including Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort of King Edward IV of England. Every English monarch after King Henry VII of England descends from Jacquetta's granddaughter, Elizabeth of York, queen consort of England.

Margaret died on 15 November 1469 at the age of 75 and was buried in Cercamp Abbey, Frévent, Pas-de-Calais. Her husband Peter had died of plague in 1433.

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Marguerite/Margaret married Pierre/Peter I de Luxembourg-Saint Pol. Pierre/Peter was born 1390, Luxembourg; died 31 Aug 1433, Rambures, Somme, Picardie, France; was buried , Cercamp Abbey Frevent Departement du Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet]

1. Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born 1415/1416, Luxembourg; died 30 May 1472, Northamptonshire, England.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Baux

He was the son of Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Montescaglioso and his second wife, Marguerite d'Aulnay. Francis's father was a Senator of Rome, Captain General of Tuscany, and Justiciar of Naples. The half-royal Baux family was one of the greatest families of the kingdom after the Duke's marriage to Marguerite of Taranto in 1348.

In 1349, Francis was given an extensive grant by Louis, Prince of Taranto. Prince Louis had married Joanna I of Naples in 1346 as her second husband, and had become King of Naples; he was crowned in 1352/53. The King was brother to Francis's second wife, Margaret, whom he had married in 1348. Francis was created Duke of Andria and was the first magnate to be raised to ducal dignity in the kingdom. Andria had been a royal fief which the Duke's father received from Beatrice of Anjou, by virtue of her dower.

On the death of Philip II, Prince of Taranto in 1373, Marguerite and Francis claimed Taranto and Philip's Greek lands (chiefly the Principality of Achaea and its dependent territories) and titles for themselves and their son, James of Baux, as the last male descendant of Philip I, Prince of Taranto. Margaret's claim was supported by Pope Gregory XI. Queen Joanna, however, decided to exercise direct rule over the Prince of Taranto's Greek possessions. In April 1374, Queen Joanna decided to suppress the family and stripped Francis of all his lands and titles. This action led to a civil war between the Queen and the Baux family.

Francis married three times. In 1337, he married firstly to Luisa de San Severino, daughter of Tamasso III de San Severino, Count of Marsico; they had no children.

In 1348, Francis married secondly to Margaret of Taranto, daughter of Philip I, Prince of Taranto by his second wife, Catherine of Valois, titular Latin Empress of Constantinople. She died about September 1380 in imprisonment. They had two children:

James of Baux, Prince of Achaea and the last titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople.

Antonia of Baux, queen consort to Frederick III, King of Sicily.

In 1381, Francis married thirdly to Sueva Orsini, by whom he had issue including Margaret of Baux; mother of Jacquetta of Luxembourg. Through Margaret, Francis was a great-grandfather of queen consort Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV of England.



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Francois married Sueva Orsini. Sueva (daughter of Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola and Jeanne de Sabran) was born ca 1360, Cosenza Calabria, Italy; died ca 1430, Italy; was buried , Church of Sant'Agostino Andria Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani Puglia, Italy. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret's paternal grandparents were Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Squillace, and Marguerite d'Aulnay,

Bertrand married Marguerite d'Aulnay. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret's paternal grandparents were Bertrand III of Baux, Count of Andria and Squillace, and Marguerite d'Aulnay,

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsini_family

The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome.

Romano Orsini (1268-1327), called Romanello, was Royal Vicar of Rome in 1326, and inherited the countship of Soana through his marriage with Anastasia de Montfort, Countess of Nola. Her line goes back to Simon de Montfort and Eleanor, of England, the daughter of King John and Isabel de Angoulême.

Romano's son Roberto (1295-1345), married Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples. Among his sons, Giacomo (died 13 August 1379; Dean of Salisbury, Archdeacon of Leicester and Archdeacon of Durham) was created cardinal by Gregory XI in 1371, while Nicola (August 27, 1331-February 14, 1399) obtained the counties of Ariano and Celano. The latter was also Senator of Rome from 27 August 1331 to 14 February 1399 and enlarged the family territories in Lazio and Tuscany.

As to his title as Count of Nola, it was held by Guy de Montfort, son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England, the daughter of King John and Isabel de Angoulême as the County of Nola and was inherited by his eldest daughter's Orsini husband and then held by members of their family. Nola is an ancient Campanian town, on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines near Naples.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret's maternal grandparents were Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola, Senator of Rome (27 August 1331-14 February 1399), and Jeanne de Sabran.

Nicola married Jeanne de Sabran. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Baux

Margaret's maternal grandparents were Nicola Orsini, Count of Nola, Senator of Rome (27 August 1331-14 February 1399), and Jeanne de Sabran.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsini_family

The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome.

Romano (1268-1327), called Romanello, was Royal Vicar of Rome in 1326, and inherited the countship of Soana through his marriage with Anastasia de Montfort, Countess of Nola.

Roberto (1295-1345), married Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples. Among his sons, Giacomo (died 13 August 1379; Dean of Salisbury, Archdeacon of Leicester and Archdeacon of Durham) was created cardinal by Gregory XI in 1371, while Nicola (August 27, 1331-February 14, 1399) obtained the counties of Ariano and Celano. The latter was also Senator of Rome and enlarged the family territories in Lazio and Tuscany.

Roberto married Sibilla del Balzo, de Baux. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsini_family

Roberto (1295-1345) married Sibilla del Balzo, daughter of the Great Senechal of the Kingdom of Naples.