French Royalty. She was born in Angers as the eldest daughter of Louis II d'Anjou and Yolande de Aragon. In 1413, she was betrothed to Charles, the eleventh child of King Charles VI. The young couple lived in Angers at the court of Yolande and were married in 1422 in Bourges. The following year, she gave birth to their first child. In 1420 her in-laws denied her husband Charles the right as heir, and her family had to stay on her husband's territories in Berry and Poitou. After her father-in-law's death, her husband had to fight for his crown against John of Bedford, who fought in the name of Henry VI. At this time, she and her mother supported Jeanne d'Arc, and with his help, her husband Charles was finally crowned in 1429. Their marriage was not very happy, and her political influence was non-existent. She spent her time caring for their fourteen children, reading, participating in pilgrimages, and supporting the church. After her mother's death, Charles took his first mistress, Agnes Sorel, who was the first official mistress of a French king, and the mistress had more influence on the King than the Queen. Although Sorel was his first mistress, he had others after her death. She lived mostly separate from her husband in Chinon or Tours, where she had her own courts. After her husband Charles' death, she retired entirely from the court and lived in Amboise.
French Royalty. She was born in Angers as the eldest daughter of Louis II d'Anjou and Yolande de Aragon. In 1413, she was betrothed to Charles, the eleventh child of King Charles VI. The young couple lived in Angers at the court of Yolande and were married in 1422 in Bourges. The following year, she gave birth to their first child. In 1420 her in-laws denied her husband Charles the right as heir, and her family had to stay on her husband's territories in Berry and Poitou. After her father-in-law's death, her husband had to fight for his crown against John of Bedford, who fought in the name of Henry VI. At this time, she and her mother supported Jeanne d'Arc, and with his help, her husband Charles was finally crowned in 1429. Their marriage was not very happy, and her political influence was non-existent. She spent her time caring for their fourteen children, reading, participating in pilgrimages, and supporting the church. After her mother's death, Charles took his first mistress, Agnes Sorel, who was the first official mistress of a French king, and the mistress had more influence on the King than the Queen. Although Sorel was his first mistress, he had others after her death. She lived mostly separate from her husband in Chinon or Tours, where she had her own courts. After her husband Charles' death, she retired entirely from the court and lived in Amboise.
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