Biography of Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 1404-1432

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia

1385 Double Marrige of the Burgundian Court

1414 Henry V awards his brothers Dukedoms

1419 Murder of John the Fearless

1431 French Coronation of Henry VI

1433 John Duke of Bedford marries Jacquetta Luxemburg

1435 Death of John of Bedford

Double Marrige of the Burgundian Court

On 12 Apr 1385 a double wedding of the Burgundian Court was celebrated with brother and sister [her father] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 13) and [her aunt] Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 10) getting married ...

John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 13) and [her mother] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 48) and Margaret Silesia. He the son of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 43) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 37). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[her uncle] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland (age 20) and Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 43) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 37). He the son of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 48) and Margaret Silesia. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 27 Apr 1404 [her grandfather] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 62) died. His son [her father] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 32) succeeded Duke Burgundy. [her mother] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 41) by marriage Duchess Burgundy.

On 30 Sep 1404 Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford was born to John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 33) and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 41).

On 24 Nov 1413 [her future husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 24) was created 1st Earl Richmond.

Henry V awards his brothers Dukedoms

On 16 May 1414 King Henry V of England (age 27) created Dukedoms for his two brothers:

[her future brother-in-law] Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 23) was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Pembroke.

[her future husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 24) was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Earl Kendal.

Murder of John the Fearless

On 10 Sep 1419 Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 16) and [her father] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 48) met on the bridge at Montereau to progress their peace negotiations. During the course of the discussions John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 48) was assassinated. His son [her brother] Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 23) succeeded III Duke Burgundy. Michelle Valois Duchess Burgundy (age 24) by marriage Duchess Burgundy.

On 23 Jan 1423 [her mother] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 60) died.

On 13 May 1423 John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 33) and Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford (age 18) were married at Troyes, France [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford She the daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

French Coronation of Henry VI

On 16 Dec 1431 Henry VI (age 10) was crowned II King France: Lancaster at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map] by Cardinal Henry Beaufort (age 56). A somewhat futile exercise; the last gasps of the Hundred Years War. The ceremony had been arranged by [her husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 42). His wife Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford (age 27) attended.

Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 53) was appointed Carver.

Thomas Harrington (age 31), Richard Archer (age 44), Hugh Courtenay 12th Earl Devon and his son Thomas (age 17) attended.

On 14 Nov 1432 Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford (age 28) died at Paris [Map].

Chronicle of Gregory 1433. 14 Nov 1432. And the same yere deyde the Duchyes of Bedforde (age 28) in Fraunce, the wyffe of the [her husband] Regyaunte (age 43), whos terment was solempny holde at Syn Poulys [Map] in London.

John Duke of Bedford marries Jacquetta Luxemburg

On 22 Apr 1433 [her former husband] John Duke Bedford (age 43) and Jacquetta Luxemburg (age 18) were married at Thérouanne [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 43) and Margherita Baux (age 39). He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

The marriage caused a rift with [her brother] Philip "Good" Duke Burgundy (age 36), John's late wife's brother, who regarded the marriage, some five months after his sister's death, an insult to her memory. There was no issue from the marriage with John dying a year and a half later.

Death of John of Bedford

On 14 Sep 1435 [her former husband] John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 46) died at Rouen Castle [Map] without legitimate issue. Duke Bedford, Duke Bedford, Earl Kendal and Earl Richmond extinct. [her former brother-in-law] Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 44) became heir to the throne.

Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 1404-1432 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "The Good" II of France 1319-1364

Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 1315-1349

Royal Ancestors of Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 1404-1432

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Ancestors of Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 1404-1432

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 1 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Brabant

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Father: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Count Rethel

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Fair" IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip V King France I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Reginar I Duke Brabant 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Reginar Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Anne Valois Duchess of Bedford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ludmilla Bohemia Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Palatine of the Rhine

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen

GrandFather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault I Count Hainault 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Mother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Margaret Silesia