Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483)

Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456) and Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476).

On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497). Her children from this marriage were:


 * 1) Louise (1476–1531), married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême, had children including:
 * 2) Francis I of France whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.
 * 3) Marguerite of Navarre (1492–1549); Queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre.
 * 4) Girolamo (1478)
 * 5) Philibert II (1480–1504)

She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain. Her tomb is now in the Royal Monastery of Brou, which her daughter-in-law Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy began in 1506 to house the tombs of Philbert after his early death, as well as Margaret and eventually herself.