Biography of Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 1188-1246
Paternal Family Tree: Angoulême
Maternal Family Tree: Helene du Donjon 1095-1189
In 1186 [her uncle] William Angoulême VII Count Angoulême died. His brother [her father] Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 26) succeeded I Count Angoulême. [her mother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême by marriage Countess Angoulême.
Before 1188 [her father] Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 28) and [her mother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême were married. He the son of William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême.
Around 1188 Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England was born to Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 28) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême.
On 29 Aug 1189 [her future husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 22) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 16) were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 67). They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. 
Before 06 Apr 1199 [her future husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) had his marriage to Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 26) annulled due to consanuinity but more likely because John's new status as heir to the English throne mean't he had better prospects. He may have already decided to marry Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 11) who he married on 24 Aug 1200.
On 06 Apr 1199 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother [her future husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) succeeded I King England.
There was a brother between Richard and John named Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).
King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor (age 15) to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.
King Philip II of France (age 33) supported Arthur's (age 12) claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur (age 12) was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor (age 15) was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of [her son] King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.
On 24 Aug 1200 King John "Lackland" of England (age 33) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married at . She had been engaged to Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 37) who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France (age 35), their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 40) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78).
On 08 Oct 1200 Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 16 Jun 1202 [her father] Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 42) died.
In 1205 Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 33) and [her illegitimate step-daughter] Joan Plantagenet (age 14) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King John "Lackland" of England (age 38) and Adela Plantagenet.
On 01 Oct 1207 [her son] King Henry III of England was born to [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 40) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 19) at Winchester Castle [Map].
On 05 Jan 1209 [her son] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall was born to [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 42) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 21).
On 22 Jul 1210 [her daughter] Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland was born to [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 43) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 22).
In 1214 [her daughter] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress was born to [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 47) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 26).
Before 11 May 1214 [her illegitimate step-son] Richard Fitzroy (age 24) and Rohese de Dover (age 28) were married. He the illegitmate son of King John "Lackland" of England (age 47) and Adela Plantagenet.
In 1215 [her daughter] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester was born to [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 48) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 27) at Gloucester, Gloucestershire [Map].
On 19 Oct 1216 [her husband] King John "Lackland" of England (age 49) died at Newark Castle [Map]. His son [her son] King Henry III of England (age 9) succeeded III King England.
John Monmouth (age 34) was present.
On his deathbed, John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom and requested that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).
King John's will is the earliest English royal will to survive in its original form. The document is quite small, roughly the size of a postcard and the seals of those who were present at the time would have been attached to it. Translation of the will taken from an article by Professor S.D. Church in the English Historical Review, June 2010:
I, John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, hindered by grave infirmity and not being able at this time of my infirmity to itemize all my things so that I may make a testament, commit the arbitration and administration of my testament to the trust and to the legitimate administration of my faithful men whose names are written below, without whose counsel, even in good health, I would have by no means arranged my testament in their presence, so that what they will faithfully arrange and determine concerning my things as much as in making satisfaction to God and to holy Church for damages and injuries done to them as in sending succour to the land of Jerusalem and in providing support to my sons towards obtaining and defending their inheritance and in making reward to those who have served us faithfully and in making distribution to the poor and to religious houses for the salvation of my soul, be right and sure. I ask, furthermore, that whoever shall give them counsel and assistance in the arranging of my testament shall receive the grace and favour of God. Whoever shall infringe their arrangement and disposition, may he incur the curse and indignation of almighty God and the blessed Mary and all the saints.
In the first place, therefore, I desire that my body be buried in the church of St Mary and St Wulfstan at Worcester. I appoint, moreover, the following arbiters and administrators: the lord Guala, by the grace of God, cardinal-priest of the title of St Martin and legate of the apostolic see; the lord Peter bishop of Winchester; the lord Richard bishop of Chichester; the lord Silvester bishop of Worcester; Brother Aimery de St-Maur; William Marshal earl of Pembroke; Ranulf earl of Chester; William earl Ferrers; William Brewer; Walter de Lacy and John of Monmouth; Savaric de Mauléon; Falkes de Bréauté.
The signatories were:
Guala Bicchieri (ca 1150 - 1227) Papal Legate.
Bishop Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester.
Richard le Poer (? - 1237), Bishop of Chichester.
Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester.
Aimery de St-Maur (? -?1219), Master of the English Templars.
William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).
Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 46).
William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 48).
William Brewer (? - 1226), 1st Baron Brewer.
Walter de Lacy (ca 1172-1241) Lord of Meath.
John: (1182 - 1248) Lord of Monmouth.
Savaric de Mauléon (? - 1236) Seneschal of Poitou from 1205.
Falkes de Bréauté (? - 1226) Seneschal of Cardiff Castle.
On 12 Feb 1218 [her mother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême died.
On 05 Nov 1219 Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 56) died. His son [her future husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 36) succeeded X Count Lusignan.
Letters. 1220To her dearest son [her son] Henry (age 12), by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, earl of Anjou, Isabella (age 32), by the same grace queen of England, lady of Ireland, duchess of Normandy and Aquitaine, countess of Anjou and Angoulême, sends health and her maternal benediction.
We hereby signify to you that when the Earls of March and Eu departed this life, the lord [her future husband] Hugh de Lusignan (age 37) remained alone and without heirs in Poitou, and his friends would not permit that our daughter should be united to him in marriage, because her age is so tender, but counselled him to take a wife from whom he might speedily hope for an heir; and it was proposed that he should take a wife in France, which if he had done, all your land in Poitou and Gascony would be lost. We, therefore, seeing the great peril that might accrue if that marriage should take place, when our counsellors could give us no advice, ourselves married the said Hugh earl of March (age 37); and God knows that we did this rather for your benefit than our own. Wherefore we entreat you, as our dear son, that this thing may be pleasing to you, seeing it conduces greatly to the profit of you and yours; and we earnestly pray you that you will restore to him his lawful right, that is Niort, the castles of Exeter [Map] and Rockingham [Map], and 3500 marks, which your father, our former husband, bequeathed to us; and so, if it please you, deal with him, who is so powerful, that he may not remain against you, since he can serve you well - for he is wdl-disposed to serve you faithfully with all his power; and we are certain and undertake that he shall serve you well if you will restore to him his rights, and, therefore, we advise that you take opportune counsel on these matters; and, when it shall please you, you may send for our daughter, your sister, by a trusty messenger and your letters patent, and we will send her to you.
On 10 May 1220 Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 37) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Lusignan, Countess La Marche. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan.
In 1221 [her son] Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 38) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 33).
On 21 Jun 1221 [her son-in-law] Alexander II King Scotland (age 22) and [her daughter] Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 33). He the son of William "Lion" I King Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 51). They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. 
Around 1222 [her son] Bishop Aymer de Valence was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 39) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 34).
Around 1223 [her daughter] Agatha Lusignan was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 40) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 35).
In 1224 [her daughter] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 41) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36).
In 1224 [her daughter] Isabella Lusignan was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 41) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36).
On 23 Apr 1224 [her son-in-law] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 34) and [her daughter] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36). He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.
In 1226 [her daughter] Margaret Lusignan Countess Toulose was born to [her husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 43) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 38).
On 30 Mar 1231 [her son] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 30) were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 43).
Before 1235 [her son] Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 14) and [her daughter-in-law] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany (age 47) and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. He the son of Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 51) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 46). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 20 Jul 1235 [her son-in-law] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and [her daughter] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress (age 21) were married at Worms Cathedral. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 47). He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor.
On 14 Jan 1236 or 24 Jan 1236 [her son] King Henry III of England (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich (age 61). She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 38) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 38). He the son of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 48). They were fourth cousins.
On 02 Feb 1237 [her illegitimate step-daughter] Joan Plantagenet (age 46) died at Abergwyngregyn Bangor.
In 1238 [her son-in-law] Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester (age 30) and [her daughter] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 23) were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 50). He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1243 [her son-in-law] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 45) and [her daughter] Margaret Lusignan Countess Toulose (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Toulose. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 60) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 55). He the son of Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 23 Nov 1243 [her son] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 34) and [her daughter-in-law] Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 15) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 45) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 45). He the son of King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 55). They were fourth cousins.
In Jun 1246 [her illegitimate step-son] Richard Fitzroy (age 56) died.
On 04 Jun 1246 Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 58) died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son [her son] Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 25) succeeded II Count Angoulême. [her daughter-in-law] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 27) by marriage Countess Angoulême.
On 05 Jun 1249 [her former husband] Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 66) died. His son [her son] Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 28) succeeded XI Count Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. [her daughter-in-law] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 30) by marriage Countess Lusignan, Countess La Marche.
Effigy of Isabel d'Angouleme, Queen of King John. ISABEL D'ANGOULESME was the third and last wife of King John. She was daughter and inheritrix of Aymer Earl of Angoulesme. Her mother was Alice, daughter of Peter Lord of Courtenay, fifth son of Louis le Gros. She was married to King John in the first year of his reign, and crowned his queen on the 8th of October. She had issue by him, Henry (afterwards Henry III.); Richard Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans; Joan, married to Alexander the Second, King of the Scots; Eleanor, married to William Mareschal the younger, Earl of Pembroke; then to Simon de Montfort, the celebrated Earl of Leicester, who was slain at the battle of Evesham; and lastly, Isabel, who became the sixth and last wife of Frederick the Second, Emperor of Germany.
[her son] Guy Lusignan was born to Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
[her son] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was born to Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
[her son] Geoffrey Lusignan was born to Hugh Lusignan X Count Lusignan V Count La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great Grand Daughter of Louis "Fat" VI King France
Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland x 1
Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress x 1
Edward Balliol I King Scotland x 1
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark x 1
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland x 1
Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford x 1
King Richard III of England x 3
Anne Neville Queen Consort England x 4
King Henry VII of England and Ireland x 1
Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 5
Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress x 1
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England x 5
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland x 1
Queen Catherine Howard of England x 4
Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 7
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France x 1
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland x 2
President George Washington x 2
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 712
Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 254
Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 2267
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anceline Countess Angoulême
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Angoulême V Count Angoulême
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wulfgrin Angoulême II Count Angoulême
Great x 2 Grandmother: Vitapoy Benauges Countess Angoulême
GrandFather: William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Montgomery
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger "The Poitevin" Montgomery Viscount Hiemois
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Talvas" Belleme
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Belleme
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hilderburg Unknown
Great x 1 Grandmother: Pontia La Marche Countess Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aldebert La Marche II Count La Marche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche
Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Amorous" I King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis "Fat" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
GrandFather: Peter Courtenay
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Mother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joscelin Courtenay
Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Courtenay
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy I of Montlhéry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Montlhéry
Great x 1 Grandfather: Renaud Courtenay
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I of Nevers
Great x 3 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Nevers and Count Auxerre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Tonnerre
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Nevers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Artald V Count of Forez
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida of Forez
GrandMother: Elizabeth Courtenay
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helene du Donjon