Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Marie of Luxembourg |
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| Queen consort of France and Navarre | |
| Tenure | 21 September 1322 - 26 March 1324 |
| Coronation | 15 May 1323 |
| Born | 1304 |
| Died | 26 March 1324 (aged 19–20) |
| Burial | Montargis |
| Spouse | Charles IV of France |
| House | Luxembourg |
| Father | Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Margaret of Brabant |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Marie of Luxembourg (born 1304 – died March 26, 1324) was a queen of France and Navarre. She became queen by marrying King Charles IV and I. She was his second wife.
Marie was the daughter of Henry VII, who was the Holy Roman Emperor. Her mother was Margaret of Brabant. Marie had two siblings: John of Luxembourg and Beatrice of Luxembourg, Queen of Hungary.
Life of Marie of Luxembourg
Marie was engaged in 1308 to Louis of Bavaria. He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria. This engagement happened soon after Marie's father, Henry, became the King of the Romans. Rudolf had supported Marie's father in his rise to power. However, the engagement ended when Louis died around 1311. In the same year, Marie's mother, Queen Margaret, passed away. She died while traveling with Henry in Genoa.
King Charles IV needed a son to continue the House of Capet, his family line. His first wife, Blanche, had not given him a son who lived.
On May 15, 1323, Marie was crowned Queen of France. The ceremony took place at Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Guillaume de Melum, the Archbishop of Sens, performed the coronation. Later that year, Marie became pregnant. Sadly, she had a miscarriage and lost the baby, a girl.
In March 1324, Marie became pregnant again. She was traveling to Avignon with King Charles to visit the Pope. During the journey, Marie fell out of the bottom of her coach. This accident caused her to go into labor early. Her baby, a boy named Louis, was born too soon and died just a few hours later. Queen Marie herself died on March 26, 1324. She was buried in the Dominican church at Montargis.
After Marie's death, King Charles married Jeanne d'Évreux. However, he still did not have a son. Because of this, the direct line of the House of Capet ended. A different branch of the family, the House of Valois, then took over the throne.
See also
In Spanish: María de Luxemburgo para niños
