Isabella (Plantagenet) of England (1214 - 1241)

Born 1214 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Friedrich (Staufer) von Staufen — married 15 Jul 1235 (to 1 Dec 1241) in Worms, Deutschland

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1241 at about age 27 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Biography

Name

• Isabella of England.
• Isabel of England

1214 Birth

Isabel of England was born at Gloucester in 1214; she was aged 21 in 1235. ^[1]

1235 Marriage

She married Frederick II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor.

She married at Worms, 15, 20 or 25 Juy 1235, as his 4th wife, Friedrich (or Frederick) II, King of the Romans, 1212-20, Holy Roman Emperor, 1220-1250, . King of Jerusalem and Sicily, Duke of Apulia, Prince of Capua, son and heir of Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, by Constance, daughter of Roger II, King of Sicily. He was born at Jesi 26 Dec 1194 ^[1]

1241 Death

His wife, Empress Isabel, died in childbirth at Foggia 1 Dec 1241, and was buried at Andria Cathedral. ^[1]

On 30 April 1242 King Henry III of England paid Brother John, his almoner, L208 6s 8d to feed the poor for the soul of the Empress, formerly his sister. ^[1]

1250 Death of Frederick

Emperor Frederick II died at Fiorenti no Castle in Lucera 13 Dec 1250, and was buried at Monreale in Palermo. He left a will dated 10 Dec 1250. ^[1]

Issue

They had two children.^[1]

1. Margaretha of Hohenstaufen, born Feb 1237
2. Heinrich (or Carlotto) of Hohenstaufen, born Ravenna 17 or 18 Feb, 1238
3. Unknown Child. The profile is marked as female but there is no source for this. This would be the child Isabella was carrying when she died in childbirth. More information is required as to whether this was a stillbirth or the child died after birth.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry. Volume I, page 49-52

See also:

• Wikipedia (24 Apr 10)