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Isabeau of Bavaria

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 24, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 21:44, 4 March 2015 (UTC)



Isabeau of Bavaria c. 1370–1435) was Queen of France as the wife of King Charles VI, whom she married in 1385. She was born into the House of Wittelsbach, the eldest daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan. Isabeau was sent to France at age 15 or 16, where the young French king liked her enough to marry her three days after they met. Charles suffered from lifelong progressive mental illness from 1392, and was forced to temporarily withdraw from government. A 1393 masque for one of Isabeau's ladies-in-waiting—an event later known as Bal des Ardents—ended in disaster with the King almost burned to death. Although he demanded Isabeau's removal from his presence during his attacks, he allowed her to act on his behalf. Charles' illness created a power vacuum that eventually led to the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War between the supporters of his brother, Louis of Orléans, and the royal dukes of Burgundy. Isabeau shifted allegiances between the factions, choosing courses she believed most favorable for the heir to the throne. She was present at the signing of the Treaty of Troyes in 1421, and lived in English-occupied Paris until her death in 1435.
 * Most recent similar article(s): no historic noble woman that I recall (23 February child was different)
 * Main editors: Victoriaearle
 * Promoted: 30 June 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: focus on women in March, no birth date known
 * Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:04, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Support as friend of the nominator. Also objectively. Wonderful, colourful article on a sometimes strange, complex person. Ceoil (talk) 23:33, 28 February 2015 (UTC)