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Isabella of Angoulême
(c. 1188—1246) queen of England, second consort of King John
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(c.1188–1246),
queen of King John. Isabella was the second wife of King John and was about 12 at the time of their marriage in August 1200. The alliance seems to have been a mixture of passion and diplomacy on John's part, since Angoulême lay in the heart of Aquitaine, which John was seeking to retain. Their first child, the future Henry III, was born in 1207. After John's death, Isabella returned to France and in 1220 married Hugh de Lusignan, comte de la Marche, to whose father she had previously been betrothed.
Subjects: History — Regional and National History
