Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Agnes of France
Duchess consort of Burgundy
Tenure	1279–1306
Born	c. 1260
Died	19 December 1327 (aged 66–67) Château de Lantenay
Burial	Cîteaux Abbey
Spouse	Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Issue	Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy Blanche, Countess of Savoy Margaret, Queen of France Joan, Queen of France Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Louis, King of Thessalonica Mary, Countess of Bar Robert, Count of Tonnerre
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence

Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311.

Life

She was the youngest daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence of the Royal House of Barcelona. She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. As a daughter of the King of France, she was born a Princess.

She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy in 1279, and became the mother of eight children.

On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311.

She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.

Issue

• Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315).
• Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward, Count of Savoy
• Margaret (1290–1315), married king Louis X of France
• Joan (ca.1290–1348), married Philip, count of Maine and Valois later Philip VI of France
• Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)
• Louis, King of Thessalonica (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut.
• Mary (1298–1336) married Edward I, Count of Bar
• Robert, Count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre.